2009 Outback Bowl Media Guide by Doug Meffley

BACK ROW (FROM LEFT): MIKE BOYLE, DESMOND TAYLOR, BRAD PHILLIPS, JOE MAURO, CHRIS JESKE, KEvIN FRYMIRE, ADAM HAHN, ANDREW BREWER, JAMES NUSSBAUM, BRENDAN MITCHELL

FRONT ROW (FROM LEFT): KURT MATTES, MARSHALL THOMAS, ZEKE MARKSHAUSEN, BRENDAN SMITH, CARL FISHER (BEHIND), SHERRICK McMANIS, HEAD COACH PAT FITZGERALD, MIKE KAFKA, MARK WOODSUM, COREY WOOTTON, KEvIN MITCHELL, MARK ISON.

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All-Big Ten second team (coaches/media) Lou Groza Award semifinalist ESPN The Magazine Academic All-America second team ESPN The Magazine Academic All-District V first team Big Ten Special Teams Player of the Week (11/22) Big Ten Special Teams Player of the Week (10/25) Big Ten Special Teams Player of the Week (10/4)

sherrick McManis

All-Big Ten first team (media) All-Big Ten second team (coaches) Big Ten Sportsmanship honoree

Wuerffel Trophy finalist ARA Sportsmanship Award finalist AFCA Good Works Team NFF William V. Campbell Trophy semifinalist

Brad PhilliPs

All-Big Ten first team (coaches) All-Big Ten first team (media)

doug Bartels

ESPN The Magazine Academic All-District V first team

corey Wootton

Mike kafka

All Big Ten second team (coaches/media) Big Ten Offensive Player of the Week (11/22) Big Ten Offensive Player of the Week (9/20) Johnny Unitas Golden Arm Award watch list

2009 Wildcat scoreBoard

All-Big Ten honorable mention (coaches/media) Playboy Preseason All-America Ted Hendricks Defensive End of the Year watch list Chuck Bednarik Award watch list Lombardi Trophy wath list Lott Trophy watch list Bronko Nagurski Award watch list

The Record: 8-4 (5-3 Big Ten; 5-2 Home; 3-2 Away; 0-0 Neutral) Date

Opponent (TV)

Site, Location

Result/Game Notes

Sept. 5 Towson (BTN)

Ryan Field, Evanston, Ill.

W 47-14 / NU scores TD on first four drives; Brewer 6-145 yds., 1 TD

Sept. 12 Eastern Michigan (BTN)

Ryan Field, Evanston, Ill.

W 27-24 / Stefan Demos 49-yard FG with six seconds left wins it

Sept. 19 Syracuse (ESPN GamePlan) Carrier Dome, Syracuse, N.Y.

L 37-34 / Kafka 35-of-42 for 390 yds., 3 TDs, 1 rushing TD, 1 rec. TD

Sept. 26 Minnesota (BTN)

Ryan Field, Evanston, Ill.

L 35-24 / Kafka 32-of-47 for 309 yds., 2 TDs; Markshausen 6 rec./70 yds.

Oct.

Ross-Ade Stadium, West Lafayette, Ind.

W 27-21 / NU scores last 24 pts.; Kafka’s 2-yard TD run is game-winner

Oct. 10 Miami (Ohio) (BTN)

Ryan Field, Evanston, Ill.

W 16-6 / NU notches school-record eight pass sacks and four takeaways

Oct. 17 Michigan State (ESPN2)

Spartan Stadium, East Lansing, Mich.

L 24-14 / Markshausen 16 rec. for 111 yds., 1 TD; Kafka 34-of-47, 2 TDs

Oct. 24 Indiana (BTN)

Ryan Field, Evanston, Ill.

W 29-28 / NU notches school-record comeback, down 28-3 in the second

Oct. 31 Penn State (ESPN)

Ryan Field, Evanston, Ill.

L 34-13 / NU led 13-10 at halftime; Kafka leaves game in second quarter

Nov.

Kinnick Stadium, Iowa City, Iowa

W 17-10 / NU ends Iowa’s 13-game win streak; Iowa held to 65 rush yds.

3 Purdue (BTN)

7 Iowa (ESPN)

Nov. 14 Illinois (ESPN Classic)

Memorial Stadium, Champaign, Ill.

W 21-16 / Beat Illini for sixth time in seven yrs.; Kafka 317 yds. total offense

Nov. 21 Wisconsin (BTN)

Ryan Field, Evanston, Ill.

W 33-31 / Kafka 26-of-40, 326 yds, 2 TDs; NU holds UW to 99 rushing yds.

Zeke Markshausen

ESPN The Magazine Academic All-America first team ESPN The Magazine Academic All-District V first team All-Big Ten second team (media)

al netter

All-Big Ten honorable mention (coaches/media)

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Northwestern Quick Facts Location: Evanston, Ill. Enrollment: 8,000 Nickname: Wildcats Founded: 1851 Colors: Purple and White Conference: Big Ten Mascot: Willie the Wildcat President: Morton Schapiro Director of Athletics and Recreation: Jim Phillips Head Coach: Pat Fitzgerald Alma Mater: Northwestern University, 1997 Career Record (years): 27-22 (fourth) NU Record (years): 27-22 (fourth) 2009 Record: 8-4, 5-3 (fourth) Offensive Formation: Multiple Spread Defensive Formation: 4-3

Assistant Coaches: • Randy Bates, Linebackers • Jerry Brown, Assistant Head Coach/ Defensive Backs • Adam Cushing, Offensive Line/ Recruiting Coordinator • Mike Hankwitz, Defensive Coordinator • Bob Heffner, Superbacks • Kevin Johns, Wide Receivers/ Passing Game Coordinator • Marty Long, Defensive Line • Matt MacPherson, Running Backs • Mick McCall, Offensive Coordinator/ Quarterbacks • Louis Ayeni, Graduate Assistant—Offense • Alan Wolking, Graduate Assistant—Defense • Nolan Jones, Director of Football Operations • Sharrod Everett, Associate Director of Football Operations

Video Coordinators: Ken Kowalski (Head) Niel Stopczynski (Assistant) Neil Morgan (Assistant) Director of Intercollegiate Sports Medicine: Carrie Jaworski Athletic Training: Tory Lindley (Assoc. AD) Melissa Wuelser (Associate) Jennifer Brown (Associate) Ryan Collins (Assistant) Athletic Equipment: Bill Jarvis (Director) Curtis Shaner (Associate) Greg Valenzisi (Assistant) Strength and Conditioning: Larry Lilja (Director) Jay Hooten (Assistant) Athletic Communications: Mike Wolf (Asst. AD) Doug Meffley (Associate)

table of contents

northwestern vs. auburn Raymond James Stadium (65,856) Tampa, Fla. • January 1, 2010 10 A.m. (CST)

Team Notes.................................. 2-8 Depth Chart......................................9 Rosters......................................10-11 Pronunciation Guide.......................11 Head Coach Pat Fitzgerald...... 13-14 Assistant Coaches/Staff........... 15-19 Player Biographies................... 20-43 2009 Honors and Awards...............44 Team Statistics...............................45 Individual Statistics................... 46-47 Defensive Statistics........................48 Game-By-Game Statistics..............49

NU’s Record When/Red Zone........50 The Last Time It Happened............51 Scoring Drives................................52 Long Plays......................................53 Single-Game Career Highs...... 54-55 Game-By-Game Offensive.............56 Game-By-Game Defensive............57 Starters and Superlatives...............58 Game Recaps........................... 59-70 Bowl Records.................................71 Season Clips.......................... 72-103 Media Information.........................104

Photography: Stephen J. Carrera, Todd Van Emst (Auburn Photography)

outback bowl notes GAME DATA • NOTES Jan. 1, 2010

Northwestern (8-4, 5-3 Big Ten) vs. Auburn (7-5, 3-5 SEC) Game Facts Friday, Jan. 1, 2010 10:02 a.m. CT Raymond James Stadium (65,856, Natural Grass) Tampa, Fla. Radio—WGN 720 AM and wgnradio.com will carry the game live with its pregame show starting at 9 a.m. CT. Dave Eanet (play-by-play) and Ted Albrecht (analyst) call the action. WNUR (89.3), NU’s student radio station, also will carry the game. The ESPN Radio Network is carrying the game nationally. Television—ESPN is televising the game to a national audience. Dave Pasch (play-by-play), Chris Spielman (analyst), Bob Griese (analyst) and Rob Stone (sideline) are calling the game. ESPN360. com is also carrying the game live via ESPN’s signature broadband sports TV network.

Northwestern Wildcats Staff

Head Coach......Pat Fitzgerald (Northwestern ’97) NU Record........................... 27-22, Fourth Year Career Record..................... 27-22, Fourth Year Big Ten Record.......................................... 15-17 Assistant Coaches........... Jerry Brown (Asst. Head Coach/Defensive Backs), Mike Hankwitz (Defensive Coordinator), Mick McCall (Offensive Coordinator), Randy Bates (Linebackers), Adam Cushing (Offensive Line), Bob Heffner (Superbacks), Kevin Johns (Wide Receivers), Marty Long (Defensive Line), Matt MacPherson (Running Backs)

2009 Schedule and Results (8-4, 5-3)

Date Sept. 5 Sept. 12 Sept. 1 9 Sept. 2 6 Oct. 3 Oct. 10 Oct. 17 Oct. 24 Oct. 31 Nov. 7 Nov. 14 Nov. 21 Jan. 1

Opponent (TV) Time/Result Towson (BTN)....................... W, 47-14 Eastern Michigan (BTN)........ W, 27-24 Syracuse (ESPN GamePlan)... L, 37-34 Minnesota * (BTN)................. L, 35-24 Purdue * (BTN)..................... W, 27-21 Miami (Ohio) (BTN)................ W, 16-6 Michigan State * (ESPN2)..... L, 24-14 Indiana * (BTN)..................... W, 29-28 12/10/10 Penn State * (ESPN).. L, 34-13 8/6/7 Iowa * (ESPN).............. W, 17-10 Illinois * (ESPN Classic)....... W, 21-16 17/14/15 Wisconsin * (BTN)... W, 33-31 Auburn (ESPN)........................10 a.m.

* Big Ten game • Home events in bold • Times CT • Rankings reflect polls (AP/USA Today/Harris) week of the game

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NU SET TO FACE AUBURN IN 24th ANNUAL OUTBACK BOWL For Openers

• Northwestern University, the Big Ten Conference representative, is facing Auburn University, the Southeastern Conference representative, in the 24th annual Outback Bowl. This is the first Outback Bowl appearance for Northwestern and the third for Auburn. • Northwestern is making its eighth postseason football appearance, and its seventh since the 1995 season. The Wildcats are playing on New Year’s Day for the third time since 1996. NU coach Pat Fitzgerald has been a part of all three New Year’s Day games—two as a player and one now as a coach. NU has won three Big Ten crowns since 1995. • This is the second time that Northwestern has faced an SEC team in a bowl game. NU has previously battled the Pac-10 (three times), Big 12 (twice), SEC (once) and MAC (once) in postseason contests. • NU is bowl-eligible for a third straight season and the fifth time in the last seven years. The Wildcats finished 6-6 in 2007, but did not receive a bowl berth. Last season, Northwestern went 9-4 and played Missouri in the Valero Alamo Bowl.

Senior Mike Kafka, the Big Ten’s consensus secondteam all-league quarterback, led the Conference in completions, fewest interceptions thrown and completion percentage. He was named the team’s Offensive MVP for 2009.

• Since 1995, NU has posted nine seasons with six or more victories. In this decade (2000-09), the Wildcats have won six or more games seven times (2000, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2007, 2008 and 2009). With a victory over Auburn in the Outback Bowl, Northwestern will finish this decade with an overall record of 62-60.

• Northwestern has 21 student-athletes who are wearing purple and white for the final time. The seniors are: OL Mike Boyle, WR Andrew Brewer, WR Carl Fisher, WR Kevin Frymire, DT Adam Hahn, WR Mark Ison, LB/student coach Chris Jeske, QB Mike Kafka, WR Zeke Markshausen, OT Kurt Mattes, QB Joe Mauro, CB Sherrick McManis, WR Kevin Mitchell, SB Brendan Mitchell, S James Nussbaum, S Brad Phillips, S Brendan Smith, OL Desmond Taylor, DT Marshall Thomas, SB Mark Woodsum, DE Corey Wootton. Some of their class highlights (last five years) include:

• Fourth-year mentor Pat Fitzgerald is now the third different NU coach to take the Wildcats to multiple bowl games (joining NU’s previous two coaches, Gary Barnett and Randy Walker). • Northwestern gained its berth in the Outback Bowl by finishing the season on a roll. The Wildcats won their final three games and four of their last five. NU became bowl-eligible with its win over No. 4 (BCS) and then-unbeaten Iowa on Nov. 7. That was the first of two November wins over nationally ranked teams, the second coming over No. 16 Wisconsin in the regular-season finale. In the last two years, Northwestern recorded a combined November record of 6-1 with three wins over top-20 teams. • For the second straight year, Northwestern posted a winning record away from Ryan Field. The Wildcats were 3-2 away from home in 2009 after going 4-1 on the road in 2008. Six of those seven road wins came against Big Ten foes, two of whom were ranked.

Senior Class Accolades

• Totaled 34 wins in their career (last five years), most by any five-year class since the early 1900s. • Been a part of four bowl-eligible teams (2005, ’07, ’08 and ’09)—first class to be associated with four bowl-eligible squads and make three bowl appearances • Posted a .500 or better record in four of their five seasons (7-5 in 2005, 6-6 in 2007, 9-4 in 2008 and 8-4 in 2009) • Defeated five nationally ranked teams (Wisconsin in ’05, Michigan State in ’05, Minnesota in ’08, Iowa in ’09, Wisconsin in ’09) • Posted three straight wins at Iowa’s Kinnick Stadium, with the 2009 win coming over the nation’s No. 4-ranked team (BCS). • Posted an 11-9 record in Big Ten road games • Defeated in-state rival Illinois four of five times, and claimed the inaugural Land of Lincoln Trophy in 2009

Athletic Communications Contact Information: Office Phone: (847) 491-7503 • Office Fax: (847) 491-8818 Director/Football Contact: Mike Wolf • (847) 467-2028 (direct office) • (847) 833-3095 (cell) Email Address: mwolf@northwestern.edu Assistant Director/Asst. Football Contact: Doug Meffley • (847) 491-3688 (direct office) (847) 833-2471 (cell) • Email Address: d-meffley@northwestern.edu

outback bowl notes Northwestern-Auburn Series Information

Series Record: First Meeting Series Notes: While this is the first gridiron meeting between Auburn and Northwestern, it is just the ninth all-time game for the Wildcats versus a Southeastern Conference school. Interestingly, it will be Northwestern’s first of two successive games against SEC institutions, as the Wildcats open the 2010 season at Vanderbilt on Sept. 4. NU has previously played Arkansas (1981), Florida (1965 and ’66), Kentucky (1928), South Carolina (1962), Tennessee (1997) and Vanderbilt (1947 and ’52). This is the Wildcats’ first meeting versus an SEC school since the Pat Fitzgerald-led ’Cats battled Peyton Manning and the Tennessee Volunteers in the 1997 Citrus Bowl (now known as the Capital One Bowl).

Northwestern Coach Pat Fitzgerald

No matter what the setting, 2008 College Football Hall of Fame inductee Pat Fitzgerald invariably feels comfortable using his passion, unwavering set of core values and outward enthusiasm to inspire and improve those around him. It’s apparent to anyone who has watched Fitzgerald join in his squad’s linebacker drills during practice to demonstrate proper tackling form. Or to the hundreds of Northwestern freshmen to whom Fitzgerald teaches the right way to sing the school fight song at the start of each academic year. It’s even clear to members of the state government of Illinois, whom this past winter invited Fitzgerald to serve on the Illinois Reform Commission aimed at rooting out political corruption. That passion was also a primary factor in Fitzgerald’s Hall-of-Fame playing career at Northwestern, when he was a two-time Bronko Nagurski and Chuck Bednarik Award winner and team leader of NU’s backto-back Big Ten title-winning teams in the mid-’90’s. The ’Cats posted a two-year (1995 & ’96) Big Ten record of 15-1 and made appearances in the 1996 Rose Bowl and 1997 Citrus Bowl with Fitzgerald serving as the centerpiece of a defense that ranked among the nation’s best. Although Fitzgerald’s passion and commitment to excellence may be difficult to quantify, his positive impact in Northwestern’s on-field performance since he took the reins as head coach in 2006 is not. In 2008, the 35-year-old Fitzgerald guided the Wildcats to a nine-win season and a berth in the Valero Alamo Bowl—which proved to be an overtime thriller against Missouri—as NU earned bowl eligibility for the third time in four seasons. For his efforts, Fitzgerald was named the Big Ten Coach of the Year by the Touchdown Club of Columbus, and a semifinalist for the George Munger Coach of the Year Award and a finalist for the Liberty Mutual Coach of the Year Award. Heading into the bowl game, Fitzgerald has guided the Wildcats to 27 wins since he assumed the head coaching duties in 2006. He has won more games faster than any previous NU coach in the past 100 years. Fitzgerald and his wife, Stacy, have three boys: Jack (5), Ryan (3) and Brendan (10 months). (For Fitzgerald’s complete bio, refer to pages 108-111 in the NU media guide.) Fitzgerald’s Coaching Record by Month

Year 2006 2007 2008 2009 Totals

August 1-0 0-0 1-0 0-0 2-0

September 1-3 2-3 4-0 2-2 9-8

October 0-4 3-1 1-2 3-2 7-9

November 2-1 1-2 3-1 3-0 9-4

Dec./Jan. 0-0 0-0 0-1 0-0 0-1

2009 Team Captains

Seniors Mike Kafka (Chicago, Ill.), Sherrick McManis (Peoria, Ill.), Brendan Smith (Andover, Mass.) and Corey Wootton (Rutherford, N.J.) were elected captains by their teammates just prior to the start of the season. Smith is a team captain for a second consecutive year, making him just the eighth player in Northwestern’s 122-year history to serve in that capacity for two different seasons. The last NU player to earn that honor was Barry Gardner in 1997 and 1998.

NORTHWESTERN PLAYERS OF THE WEEK

Northwestern Players of the Week (selected by coaching staff) Game Offensive Off. Big Playmaker Off. Practice Player

Towson Kurt Mattes Eastern Michigan Desmond Taylor Syracuse Drake Dunsmore Minnesota Brendan Mitchell Purdue Mike Kafka Miami (Ohio) Zeke Markshausen Michigan State Zeke Markshausen Indiana Andrew Brewer Penn State Al Netter Iowa Sidney Stewart Illinois Zeke Markshausen Wisconsin Mike Kafka Auburn

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Towson Eastern Michigan Syracuse Minnesota Purdue Miami (Ohio) Michigan State Indiana Penn State Iowa Illinois Wisconsin Auburn

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Towson Eastern Michigan Syracuse Minnesota Purdue Miami (Ohio) Michigan State Indiana Penn State Iowa Illinois Wisconsin Auburn

Andrew Brewer Drake Dunsmore Mike Kafka Arby Fields Zeke Markshausen Mike Kafka Mike Kafka Zeke Markshausen Dan Persa Drake Dunsmore Mike Kafka Andrew Brewer

Colin Armstrong Chuck Porcelli Aaron Nagel Brendan Barber Mike Trumpy Carl Fisher Mark Woodsum John Plasencia Taylor Paxton Carl Fisher Colin Armstrong Tyris Jones

Defensive Def. Big Playmaker Def. Practice Player

Vince Browne Quentin Williams Brendan Smith Ben Johnson Ben Johnson Brad Phillips — Sherrick McManis Brad Phillips Vince Browne Vince Browne B. Phillips/Q. Davie Brian Peters David Arnold — Quentin Davie David Arnold — Corey Wootton Marshall Thomas Corey Wootton N. Williams/McManis Brad Phillips Quentin Davie

Special Teams

Stephen Simmons Stefan Demos Josh Rooks — Stefan Demos Jacob Schmidt — Ricky Weina Stefan Demos J. Schmidt/S. Simmons Hunter Bates J. Schmidt/S. Simmons

Jared Carpenter Anthony Battle Roderick Goodlow David Arnold Hunter Bates Tim Riley Kyle Petty Cooper Gerami Davon Custis Damien Proby Bryce McNaul Anthony Battle

ST Practice Player of the Week

Mike Jensen Roderick Goodlow Damien Proby Roderick Goodlow Damien Proby Brendan Barber Damien Proby Mike Jensen Davion Fleming Tim Weak Mike Jensen Cooper Gerami

Northwestern’s Big Ten Conference Players of the Week (selected by Conference office)

Syracuse............................................................Mike Kafka (Offensive) Purdue...............................................................Stefan Demos (Special Teams) Indiana..............................................................Stefan Demos (Special Teams) Wisconsin.........................................................Mike Kafka (Offensive) Stefan Demos (Special Teams)

Coaching from the Press Box

Four of the Wildcats’ nine full-time assistants are positioned in the press box during the game. Those four are: offensive coordinator Mick McCall, superbacks coach Bob Heffner (NU’s only new staff addition in 2009), linebackers coach Randy Bates and defensive backs coach Jerry Brown.

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outback bowl notes NATIONAL RANKINGS USA Today Coaches Poll (Dec. 6, 2009) 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15. 16. 17. 18. 19. 20. 21. 22. 23. 24. 25.

Alabama (54 first-place votes) (13-0)......1,470 Texas (4) (13-0)..........................................1,409 TCU (12-0).................................................1,336 Cincinnati (1) (12-0).................................1,280 Florida (12-1).............................................1,240 Boise State (13-0).......................................1,216 Oregon (10-2).............................................1,096 Ohio State (10-2)........................................1,077 Penn State (10-2)........................................ 950 Georgia Tech (11-2)......................................921 Iowa (10-2)................................................. 918 Virginia Tech (9-3).......................................829 LSU (9-3)........................................................718 Brigham Young (10-2)..................................702 Miami (Fla.) (9-3).........................................611 Pittsburgh (9-3).............................................506 West Virginia (9-3).......................................429 Oklahoma State (9-3)...................................404 Nebraska (9-4)...............................................391 Oregon State (8-4)........................................368 Stanford (8-4)................................................253 Wisconsin (9-3).......................................... 247 Arizona (8-4).................................................237 Utah (9-3)......................................................183 Houston (10-3)..............................................106

Others Receiving Votes: Central Michigan 63, USC 42, East Carolina 37, Texas Tech 34, Northwestern 24, Clemson 23, Mississippi 16, California 12, South Carolina 8, Oklahoma 5, Missouri 5, Troy 3, North Carolina 2, Navy 1, Nevada 1, Georgia 1, Middle Tennessee State 1.

Associated Press Poll (Dec. 6, 2009)

1 . Alabama (13-0) (58 first-place votes); 2. Texas (13-0) (2); 3. TCU (12-0); 4. Cincinnati (12-0); 5. Florida (12-1); 6. Boise State (13-0); 7. Oregon (10-2); 8. Ohio State (102); 9. Georgia Tech (11-2); 10. Iowa (10-2); 11. Penn State (10-2); 12. Virginia Tech (9-3); 13. LSU (9-3); 14. Miami (Fla.) (9-3); 15. Brigham Young (10-2); 16. Oregon State (8-4); 17. Pittsburgh (9-3); 18. West Virginia (9-3); 19. Stanford (8-4); 20. Nebraska (9-4); 21. Oklahoma State (93); 22. Arizona (8-4); 23. Utah (9-3); 24. Wisconsin (9-3); 25. Central Michigan (11-2). Others Receiving Votes: East Carolina, Houston, Texas Tech, Northwestern, Clemson, California, Mississippi, USC, Oklahoma, North Carolina, Tennessee, Missouri, Montana, Georgia.

Harris Interactive Poll (Dec. 6, 2009)

1. Alabama (105) (13-0); 2. Texas (6) (13-0); 3. TCU (3) (12-0); 4. Cincinnati (12-0); 5. Florida (12-1); 6. Boise State (13-0); 7. Oregon (10-2); 8. Ohio State (10-2); 9. Penn State (10-2); 10. Georgia Tech (11-2); 11. Iowa (10-2); 12. Virginia Tech (9-3); 13. LSU (9-3); 14. BYU (10-2); 15. Miami (Fla.) (9-3); 16. Pittsburgh (9-3); 17. Oklahoma State (9-3); 18. West Virginia (9-3); 19. Oregon State (8-4); 20. Nebraska (9-4); 21. Stanford (8-4); 22. Utah (9-3); 23. Wisconsin (9-3); 24. Arizona (8-4); 25. Houston (10-3). Others Receiving Votes: USC, Central Michigan, East Carolina, California, Clemson, Mississippi, North Carolina, Northwestern, Texas Tech, Oklahoma, Missouri, Tennessee, Troy, Connecticut, Middle Tennessee State, Temple.

Final BCS Standings (Dec. 6, 2009)

1. Alabama (.9978 BCS average); 2. Texas (.9433); 3. Cincinnati (.8878); 4. TCU (.8836); 5. Florida (.8637); 6. Boise State (.8106); 7. Oregon (.7568); 8. Ohio State (.6568); 9. Georgia Tech (.6471); 10. Iowa (.6180); 11. Virginia Tech (.5675); 12. LSU (.5375); 13. Penn State (.5319); 14. Brigham Young (.4531); 15. Miami (Fla.) (.4419); 16. West Virginia (.3357); 17. Pittsburgh (.3141); 18. Oregon State (.2876); 19. Oklahoma State (.2628); 20. Arizona (.2248); 21. Stanford (.1803); 22. Nebraska (.1655); 23. Utah (.1245); 24. USC (.1207); 25. Wisconsin (.1203). NU Opponents in bold

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Bet You Didn’t Know ...

In the last six years, the Wildcats own the sixth-best Big Ten record at 29-27 (.518). The ’Cats are bunched with Penn State and Purdue in the middle of the standings. Here’s a look at the composite Big Ten records since 2003: Team 1. 2. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11.

Composite Big Ten Records (2003-present) Ohio State............................................46-10 Wisconsin............................................35-21 Michigan..............................................35-21 Iowa......................................................34-22 Penn State............................................32-24 Northwestern.................................... 29-27 Purdue..................................................27-29 Michigan State.....................................25-31 Minnesota............................................20-36 Illinois..................................................13-43 Indiana.................................................11-45

And What About This?

Since 1995, only five Big Ten programs have managed to compile a winning record against Northwestern. Those five are Michigan (4-8), Ohio State (1-9), Penn State (3-8), Michigan State (5-6) and Purdue (6-8). Against the other five schools, NU is .500 or better in the last 14 years: Indiana (8-3), Illinois (10-5), Iowa (8-5), Minnesota (6-5) and Wisconsin (6-5). Northwestern has now won six or more games nine times since 1995 (with seven bowl appearances).

2009 Season Recap

Often times during a successful year, there is one play or one game that can change the course of a season. For the 2009 Wildcats, there were several key plays and memorable games, but none more important, perhaps, than Sherrick McManis’ first-half interception at Purdue on Oct. 3. Opening the month of October with a 2-2 record, which included disappointing setbacks to Syracuse and Minnesota the previous two weeks, McManis and the Wildcats needed a spark when they found themselves trailing 21-3 early in the second quarter. The Wildcats had just marched 72 yards on a whopping 20 plays, only to come up empty on a fourth-and-goal play, which gave the Boilermakers the ball on their own 2-yard line. On Purdue’s first offensive play, Joey Elliott dropped back in the end zone for a pass and McManis read the play perfectly, stepping in front of the receiver and making the play of the game, and most likely the Wildcats’ season. That takeaway fueled 24 unanswered points by Northwestern, and with the help of a last-second goal-line stand, the ’Cats notched a critical 27-21 win over the Boilers. With that victory, Northwestern climbed above .500 for good and never looked back in winning six of its last eight games. Three weeks later against Indiana, the Wildcats, who were coming off a tough 24-14 defeat at Michigan State, came out flat against the Hoosiers and faced an even larger deficit (28-3) than they did at Purdue. After their rocky first quarter, the Wildcats dominated the final three periods and capped a school-record comeback (25 points) when Stefan Demos booted a 19-yard field goal with 21 seconds left to win 29-28. After a tough setback to Penn State on Halloween, the Wildcats made “November a month to remember” by knocking off two nationally ranked teams (No. 4 Iowa and No. 16 Wisconsin) with a win over in-state rival Illinois sandwiched in between. Like they did in 2008, Northwestern finished the season on a roll, playing its best football of the year.

Two Wildcats Named CoSIDA Academic All-Americans@

For the seventh time in school history, Northwestern had more than one football studentathlete earn ESPN The Magazine Academic All-America@ University division honors. Wide receiver Zeke Markshausen was tabbed a first-team Academic All-American while place-kicker Stefan Demos landed a spot on the Academic All-America second team. To be nominated, a player must carry a cumulative GPA of 3.30 or higher, be a starter or key reserve, and be in their second full academic year at Northwestern. The University division includes players from all FBS and FCS institutions.

Academic Achievement

In addition to Northwestern’s successes on the football field, the Wildcats continue to excel in the classroom. For the first time in school history, Northwestern’s football program achieved a team grade point average of 3.0 or better for the 2009 spring quarter. For the year, the Wildcats touted a record 158 3.0’s (for three quarters). A school-record 56 players recorded GPA’s of 3.0 or higher during the fall quarter (2008) and a school-record 29 players were named Academic All-Big Ten this fall. Four players were named to the Big Ten’s Distinguished Scholar Award (posting a 3.70 or better GPA for the 2008-09 academic year). In addition, Northwestern has won the AFCA’s Academic Achievement Award three of the last six years. Among the 68 FBS teams that earned a bowl berth this year, Northwestern ranked second with a 92 percent graduation success rate (GSR).

outback bowl notes All-Big Ten Quarterback Mike Kafka Leads Northwestern Offense

Senior quarterback Mike Kafka, who was one of 20 players to land on the Johnny Unitas Golden Arm Award Watch List in August, lived up to the billing as one of the nation’s top quarterbacks. Voted the consensus second-team All-Big Ten quarterback by both coaches and media, and several other publications and websites, Kafka saved his best for last, leading the Wildcats to three November victories, two of them against ranked opponents. A true dual-threat quarterback, Kafka closed the year with back-to-back 300-yard passing games, and finished with five 300-yard games overall. He led the Big Ten in completion percentage, completions per game and fewest interceptions thrown. Kafka, who was forced to the leave the Penn State game in the second quarter with a hamstring injury, came back to play about half the game at Iowa, but do just enough to help the Wildcats pull out the win. Some Kafka highlights for 2009: • Ranked first among Big Ten QB’s in completions (22.7 pg), completion percentage (65.7) and fewest interceptions thrown (1.69 percent of attempts). He ranked second in total offense (263.6 ypg), and third in passing yards (241.5 ypg). Kafka also has 265 rushing yards and 7 TD’s. • Set single-game school records at Syracuse for completion percentage (.833, 35-of-42) and consecutive completions (16). He opened the game by completing his first 16 passes, breaking a record that had stood for 47 years (previously held by Tom Myers, 1962). • At Syracuse, threw three TD passes, ran for one and caught another—a 24-yard reception from Andrew Brewer, a former NU quarterback. Kafka became the first Big Ten player to record at least one passing, rushing and receiving TD in the same game since Penn State’s Zack Mills accomplished the feat in 2004. • Has five 300-yard passing games—Syracuse (390), Minnesota (309), Indiana (312), Illinois (305) and Wisconsin (326). Backing up Kafka is Dan Persa, who played in nine games this season. He earned his most significant playing time in the final month when Kafka was slowed with the leg injury. Against Penn State, Persa set career single-game bests for completions (14) and passing yards (115). Prior to injuring his throwing hand vs. Iowa, Persa totaled a career-best 67 rushing yards and completed 5-of-9 passes for 37 yards and a TD against the Hawkeyes. He totaled 23 rushing yards at Illinois. Persa tossed his first career TD pass, a 72-yarder, vs. Towson.

Former Walk-on Zeke Markshausen Ranks Second in Big Ten Receiving

It was a storybook season for senior wide receiver Zeke Markshausen. The former walk-on entered the 2009 season with one career reception. Twelve games later, Markshausen became one of the Big Ten’s top wideouts, earned second-team All-Big Ten honors and led the Wildcats with 79 receptions and 774 receiving yards. Markshausen, who now is tied for the fourth-most receptions in a single-season at NU, ranks second among all Big Ten receivers with 6.6 receptions per game. In eight Big Ten games, he averaged 7.6 catches per contest. Andrew Brewer, Drake Dunsmore and Sidney Stewart all caught 30 or more passes this season, with Brewer, a former QB, topping the stat sheet with seven TD receptions and a 16.2 ypr average. After catching no passes in back-to-back games vs. Purdue and Miami (Ohio), Brewer closed the year strong with three 100-yard games in his last six outings. Dunsmore, a superback, has 38 receptions for 403 yards and 2 TD’s, while Stewart has 32 catches for 373 yards.

Wildcats Employ Running Back by Committee in 2009

At the tailback position, it was “running back by committee” for the Wildcats in 2009, largely due to similarly skilled player and injuries. True freshman Arby Fields was the only running back to play in all 12 games. Redshirt sophomore Scott Concannon, who set single-game career bests for rushes (16) and yards (73) against Indiana, finished the year with 190 yards in NU’s final five games. Against Iowa, Concannon had 59 key yards in the road win over the Hawkeyes. Junior Stephen Simmons, who began the year as the starting tailback, returned to action vs. Miami after missing three games with an ankle injury. He was forced to sit out the Indiana game, however, with the same injury. He averages 28.2 ypg, the best mark among NU’s running backs. Sophomore Jacob Schmidt and Fields both contributed throughout the season, as well. Schmidt, who had a career-high 61 rushing yards vs. Eastern Michigan and a career-high 46 receiving yards at Syracuse, averages 16.5 ypg. Fields, who leads all NU running backs with five TD’s, ran for a team-best 50 yards (5.6 ypc) at Illinois. Combined, NU’s four primary running backs (Fields, Concannon, Simmons and Schmidt) totaled 941 yards and 10 TD’s.

Offensive Notes For 2009

• Northwestern gained 400 or more yards of total offense on five occasions, including the final two games against Illinois (444 yards) and Wisconsin (437 yards). • No seniors are presently starting on NU’s offensive line: The five starters include a redshirt freshman (Neal Deiters), three sophomores (Al Netter, Doug Bartels, Ben Burkett) and a junior (Keegan Grant). • Northwestern had one or fewer turnovers in six of its 12 games, and went 6-0 in those six contests. The Wildcats had no turnovers in their win at Illinois. • NU totaled 20 or more first downs in 10 of its 12 games. The Wildcats averaged 22.4 first downs per game, 15th-most nationally.

CAREER RECORDS UPDATE CAREER TOTAL OFFENSE 1. Brett Basanez (2002-05)..........................11,576 2. Len Williams (1990-93).............................8,029 3. C.J. Bachér (2005-08).................................7,571 4. Zak Kustok (1999-2001)............................7,116 5. Mike Greenfield (1984-87).......................6,707 6. Steve Schnur (1993-96).............................5,542 7. Sandy Schwab (1982-85)...........................5,401 8. Mike Kafka (2006-present).......................4,590 9. Damien Anderson (1998-2001)...............4,485 10. Maurie Daigneau (1969-71).....................3,930 CAREER PASS COMPLETIONS 1. Brett Basanez (2002-05)............................... 913 2. C.J. Bachér (2005-08).................................... 664 3. Len Williams (1990-93)................................ 644 4. Sandy Schwab (1982-85).............................. 533 5. Zak Kustok (1999-2001)............................... 507 6. Mike Greenfield (1984-87).......................... 497 7. Steve Schnur (1993-96)................................ 443 8. Mike Kerrigan (1979-81)............................. 379 9. Mike Kafka (2006-present)..........................361 10. Maurie Daigneau (1969-71)........................ 298 CAREER PASS SACKS 1. Casey Dailey (1994-97).................................. 28 2. Steve Shine (1990-93)..................................... 21 3. Corey Wootton (2005-present)...................19.5 4. Dwayne Missouri (1997-2000)...................... 17 5. Matt Rice (1993-96)........................................ 12 CAREER TACKLES-FOR-LOSS 1. Casey Dailey (1994-97).................................. 53 2. Dwayne Missouri (1997-2000)...................... 45 3. Matt Rice (1993-96)........................................ 42 4. Corey Wootton (2006-present)..................... 38 5. Keith Cruise (1981-84)................................... 37 6. Steve Shine (1990-93)..................................... 34 Kevin Bentley (1998-2001)............................ 34 Loren Howard (2002-04)............................... 34 CAREER KICKOFF RETURN AVERAGE 1. Jeff Backes (2002-04)................................... 26.5 2. Curtis Duncan (1983-86)............................ 26.2 3. Willie Stinson (1961-63)............................. 25.6 4. Stephen Simmons (2007-present)...............24.5 5. Steve Tasker (1982-84)................................ 24.3 6. Lee Gissendaner (1990-93)......................... 22.1 7. Sherrick McManis (2006-present)...............22.0 8. A.J. Owens (1972)........................................ 21.6 (minimum average of 1.0 returns per game)

CAREER INTERCEPTIONS 1. Brett Whitley (1984-87)................................. 15 2. Tom Worthington (1946-49)......................... 14 3. Malcolm Hunter (1974-77)............................ 11 4. Harold Blackmon (1997-2000)...................... 10 Eric Hutchinson (1969-71)............................ 10 6. Willie Lindsey (1989-92).................................. 9 7. Sherrick McManis (2006-present)................... 8 Bobby Anderson (1979-82)............................. 8 Dick McCauley (1962-64)................................ 8 10. Brendan Smith (2005-present)....................... 7 Four other players............................................. 7 CAREER PASS BREAKUPS 1. Harold Blackmon (1997-2000)...................... 48 2. Marvin Ward (2001-04)................................. 40 3. Sherrick McManis (2006-present)................. 30 4. Raheem Covington (1998-2002)................... 24

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outback bowl notes SINGLE-SEASON RECORDS UPDATE SINGLE-SEASON PASSING YARDAGE 1. C.J. Bachér (2007)......................................3,656 2. Brett Basanez (2005)..................................3,622 3. Mike Kafka (2009)....................................2,898 4. Brett Basanez (2004)..................................2,838 5. Sandy Schwab (1982).................................2,735 6. Zak Kustok (2001)......................................2,692 7. Steve Schnur (1996)...................................2,632 8. C.J. Bachér (2008)......................................2,432 9. Zak Kustok (2000)......................................2,389 10. Tim O’Brien (1989)....................................2,218 SINGLE-SEASON TOTAL OFFENSE 1. Brett Basanez (2005)..................................4,045 2. C.J. Bachér (2007)......................................3,687 3. Zak Kustok (2001)......................................3,272 4. Mike Kafka (2009)....................................3,163 5. Brett Basanez (2004)..................................3,096 SINGLE-SEASON RECEPTIONS 1. Richard Buchanan (1989).............................. 94 2. D’Wayne Bates (1998).................................... 83 Ricky Edwards (1983)..................................... 83 4. Zeke Markshausen (2009)............................. 79 Shaun Herbert (2005)..................................... 79 6. D’Wayne Bates (1996).................................... 75 7. Lee Gissendaner (1992).................................. 68 8. Eric Peterman (2007)...................................... 66 9. Ross Lane (2008)............................................. 60 Jonathan Fields (2005).................................... 60 Richard Buchanan (1990).............................. 60 SINGLE-SEASON PASS COMPLETIONS 1. C.J. Bachér (2007)......................................... 318 2. Brett Basanez (2005)..................................... 314 3. Mike Kafka (2009).......................................272 4. Brett Basanez (2004)..................................... 247 5. C.J. Bachér (2008)......................................... 245 SINGLE-SEASON PASS EFFICIENCY 1. Len Williams (1991).......................136.3 rating 2. Brett Basanez (2005)..................................135.1 3. Tom Myers (1962)......................................133.3 4. Len Williams (1992)..................................131.7 5. Mike Kafka (2009)....................................130.7 6. Steve Schnur (1996)...................................127.8 7. Zak Kustok (2000)......................................125.5 8. C.J. Bachér (2007)......................................124.7 9. Tim O’Brien (1989)....................................122.6 10. C.J. Bachér (2006)......................................122.5 SINGLE-SEASON FIELD GOALS MADE 1. Brian Gowins (1997).......................... 20 (of 27) Amado Villarreal (2008)................... 20 (of 25) 3. John Duvic (1986).............................. 19 (of 23) 4. Stefan Demos (2009)......................... 18 (of 23) 5. Brian Gowins (1998).......................... 17 (of 24) 6. Brian Gowins (1996).......................... 16 (of 24) 7. Sam Valenzisi (1995)......................... 15 (of 16) 8. Tim Long (2000)................................ 13 (of 17) Sam Valenzisi (1994)......................... 13 (of 19) SINGLE-SEASON SCORING 1. Damien Anderson (2000)............................ 138 2. Jason Wright (2003)...................................... 126 3. Tyrell Sutton (2005)...................................... 108 Darnell Autry (1995).................................... 108 Darnell Autry (1996).................................... 108 6. Noah Herron (2004)....................................... 90 Amado Villarreal (2008)................................ 90 8. Tim Long (2000)............................................. 89 9. Stefan Demos (2009).................................... 85 10. Brian Gowins (1996)....................................... 82

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NU’s Defensive Secondary Could Be At Full Strength For Outback Bowl

It appears that Northwestern’s defensive secondary, arguably the team’s most banged-up unit this fall, will have all four starters available for the Auburn game. Northwestern, which has started nine different players in the secondary this fall, has had its regular lineup start just four games. Cornerback Sherrick McManis, who played just briefly in the season opener vs. Towson, returned to the lineup vs. Minnesota (game four) and his presence was felt immediately. McManis recorded interceptions in three straight games. McManis, who ranks 14th nationally in passes defended (1.22 pg) and 18th in interceptions, hurt his leg against Indiana and missed six-plus quarters of action, including the entire Penn State contest. A first-team All-Big Ten selection by the media, McManis returned to the lineup and played in the final three games, all NU wins. With McManis in the lineup, the Wildcats were 7-2. NU lost safety Brendan Smith late in the first half of the Miami (Ohio) game on Oct. 10 to a broken thumb. He returned to action Oct. 31 against Penn State, but was unable to finish the game and was forced to sit out last three games. Backup safety Brian Peters, who replaced Smith in the lineup, broke his hand in practice in mid-October, but started and played the entire game vs. Indiana. With Smith sidelined for just under half the season, Peters finished the regular season with 63 tackles, fifth-most on the team, to go along with three fumble recoveries, two interceptions and two forced fumbles. Brad Phillips, NU’s other starting safety who played through myriad injuries, led the Wildcats with 84 tackles and ranked among the nation’s leaders with four forced fumbles. Despite his injuries, Phillips, a first-team All-Big Ten selection by the coaches, did not miss a game. Cornerback Jordan Mabin, who was the healthiest defensive back for the ’Cats in 2009, totaled 66 tackles and two interceptions, one of his picks in the final seconds of the Wisconsin game, which clinched the win.

Wildcats Set a Single-Game School Mark with Eight Sacks vs. Miami (Ohio)

Buoyed by a single-game school-record eight sacks against Miami (Ohio) on Oct. 10, Northwestern is averaging 2.25 sacks per game, which ranks 40th nationally. Linebacker Quentin Davie, along with defensive ends Vince Browne and Corey Wootton led all Wildcat players with four sacks each. Davie had a career-best three sacks against Miami. , after he picked up a career-best three sacks vs. Miami. Brad Phillips ranked fourth on the team with three sacks.

Playboy All-America Defensive End Corey Wootton—He’s Baaaaaaaa-ck

It was a challenging regular season for Playboy preseason All-American Corey Wootton, who battled back from major offseason knee surgery after tearing his ACL and MCL in last year’s Alamo Bowl vs. Missouri. Beginning the year less than 100 percent, Wootton played sparingly in the season’s first two weeks before earning accelerated reps at Syracuse and then vs. Minnesota. In the season’s fifth game at Purdue, Wootton suffered a high ankle sprain and then was limited for most of October. In his final four games, Wootton turned in his top performances of the season. He delivered, perhaps, the play of the year when he sacked Iowa quarterback Ricky Stanzi in the end zone (which resulted in a fumble and an NU touchdown) and then he added sacks against Illinois and Wisconsin. Wootton was named the team’s defensive player of the game for both the Iowa and Illinois games. Wootton, who is slated to make his school-record 49th start against Auburn, is third on NU’s career list for sacks, and fourth on the career list for TFL’s.

Northwestern Out to Break 2008 School Mark for Rushing Defense

Last year, Northwestern broke a 13-year-old record for rushing yards allowed per game. Last year’s unit set the school mark with a figure of 126.4 yards per game. With one game remaining against Auburn, the Wildcats are giving up just 123.5 yards per game. Northwestern has held five 2009 opponents to less than 100 yards rushing per game, including Wisconsin, which led the Big Ten in rushing this year. NU held Purdue to a season-low 62 rushing yards, and Iowa to 65 yards. NU will set a single-season mark if it holds Auburn to 160 yards or less.

Defensive Notes For 2009

• The Wildcats recorded takeaways in every game but two this year: Indiana and Penn State in back-to-back weeks. The Wildcats, despite a -3 turnover margin, beat Indiana, but fell to Penn State (-2 TO margin). • Northwestern recorded six takeaways, two short of the school’s single-game record, in its win at Purdue. The six takeaways were the most since NU had six against Illinois in 2003. • Northwestern was riddled with injuries on the defensive side of the ball. When outside linebacker Bryce McNaul started his first career game against Wisconsin, he represented the 21st different player to start on defense this year. Other players who made first-time starts were linebacker David Nwabuisi (Syracuse), cornerback Demetrius Dugar (Syracuse), cornerback Ricky Weina (Penn State). defensive end Kevin Watt (Miami and Michigan State) and safety Jared Carpenter (Indiana). • Northwestern held 10 of its 12 foes to 375 yards or less of total offense. The only two teams to gain more than 375 yards were Syracuse (471) and Penn State (437).

outback bowl notes The Wildcats’ Winning Ways

NU has locked up back-to-back winning seasons for the first time since the 1995 and ’96 seasons. In addition, the Wildcats have notched 17 victories in the past two seasons, which is the third-most combined wins in successive seasons. A look at NU’s most wins in back-to-back years:

Seasons Wins 1995-1996......................................... 19 1903-1904......................................... 18 2008-2009........................................ 17 1902-1903......................................... 16 1904-1905......................................... 16 2007-2008......................................... 15

Ex-Quarterbacks Sprinkled Throughout NU’s Depth Chart

Besides NU’s four quarterbacks, a closer look at the roster reveals several former QB’s scattered throughout NU’s starting lineup, on both offense, defense and special teams. Wideouts Jeremy Ebert and Andrew Brewer were outstanding prep QB’s, as well as reserve Lee Coleman. (Brewer started three games at QB in 2006.) On defense, both NU starting safeties, Brendan Smith and Brad Phillips, were prep QB’s.

Higher Learning

NU has a school-record eight players in graduate school: Andrew Brewer (communication studies), Kevin Frymire (sports administration), Adam Hahn (sports administration), Zeke Markshausen (engineering design & innovation), Kurt Mattes (public policy administration), Kevin Mitchell (sports administration), Desmond Taylor (communication studies) and Mark Woodsum (project management in engineering).

National Football League Bloodlines

NU has five players who have fathers who played in the NFL: David Arnold (father, David, played for Pittsburgh), Hunter Bates (father, Bill, played for Dallas), Martin Bayless (father, Martin, played for San Diego), Drake Dunsmore (father, Pat, played for Chicago) and Brendan Mitchell (father, Alan, played in the NFL). Another player, freshman Mike Trumpy, is the nephew of former Cincinnati Bengal All-Pro tight end, Bob Trumpy. Against Illinois, Hunter Bates came up with the Wildcats’ biggest special teams play of the day, snaring an onside kick attempt. His father, Bill, is regarded as one of the NFL’s top all-time special teams performers.

Four Players Making Position Changes During Bowl Prep

Head coach Pat Fitzgerald announced at the conclusion of the regular season that four players would be moving to new positions immediately: Jeravin Matthews (from RB to CB), Tyris Jones (from LB to RB), Evan Luxenburg (from DL to OL) and Aaron Nagel (from LB to SB). Three of the players will be wearing new jersey numbers as well: Jones is now No. 36, Luxenburg is No. 52 and Nagel is No. 46.

Oh Brother!

For the first time since 1997, Northwestern has not one, but two sets of brothers on its football roster. Nate and Quentin Williams, linebacker and defensive end, respectively, join Aaron and Brett Nagel, both superbacks, respectively, as brother tandems on this year’s Wildcat team.

Northwestern’s All-Big Ten Report Card

A pair of Northwestern players, safety Brad Phillips and cornerback Sherrick McManis, each earned a first-team All-Big Ten accolade; Phillips on the coaches, McManis on the media. Both players then earned second-team honors on the opposite team—McManis by the coaches, Phillips by the media. Quarterback Mike Kafka and kicker Stefan Demos were consensus second-team All-Big Ten picks. Offensive tackle Al Netter and defensive end Corey Wootton were consensus honorable mention selections.

Home for the Holidays—the Florida Wildcats

Northwestern has three players on its roster from Florida. One of the three, freshman John Plasencia, is a Tampa native. The other two are Marshall Thomas (Miami) and Hunter Bates (Ponte Vedra Beach).

NU Sets School Mark With 29 Academic All-Big Ten Selections For the fourth straight year, Northwestern has set a record for Academic All-Big Ten selections. After having 16 players selected in 2006, 18 in 2007 and then 26 a year ago, NU shattered its mark with 29 this year. They are: Brian Arnfelt, Doug Bartels, Andrew Brewer, Corbin Bryant, Scott Concannon, Stefan Demos, Drake Dunsmore, Kevin Frymire, Adam Hahn, Tyris Jones, James Kurzawski, Zeke Markshausen, Kurt Mattes, Sherrick McManis, Bryce McNaul, Kevin Mitchell, Al Netter, James Nussbaurm, John Henry Pace, Dan Persa, Brian Peters, Kyle Petty, Brad Phillips, Josh Rooks, Jacob Schmidt, Desmond Taylor, Kevin Watt, Quentin Williams and Mark Woodsum.

Northwestern-Auburn Connections

• Northwestern defensive coordinator Mike Hankwitz and Auburn tight ends coach Jay Boulware worked on the same staff during the 2003 season at Arizona, where Hankwitz was the defensive coordinator and Boulware coached the running backs and special teams. NU defensive line coach Marty Long was also on that Wildcat staff as the D-line coach. • Corey Wootton’s mother, Lori, was a standout basketball player at Auburn, graduating in 1980. • Northwestern faced current Auburn defensive coordinator Ted Roof during his one-year stint as the defensive coordinator at Minnesota in 2008. NU also faced Roof when he was the head coach at Duke in 2007.

Andrew Brewer Earns a Spot on the AFCA’s Prestigious 2009 Good Works Team@

Senior wide receiver Andrew Brewer added another honor to his growing list of of season accomplishments when he was named one of 12 finalists for the Wuerffel Trophy Award, which honors the college football player who best combines exemplary community service with outstanding academic and athletic achievement. Also back in November, Brewer was tabbed one of 10 finalists for the ARA Sportsmanship Award, an honor that was bestowed upon former Wildcat receiver Eric Peterman a year ago. In September, Brewer was one of 11 FBS Division football players named to the 2009 American Football Coaches Association (AFCA) Good Works Team@. It is the fourth consecutive year that a Wildcat player has been represented on this prestigious team. Extensively active in his faith, Brewer has served as co-President of the Fellowship of Christian Athletes since 2007. As part of his FCA activities, Brewer—who has stated that after football he would like to join the clergy—has worked with a church in the inner city of Chicago, helping raise money and speaking to the youth group on a variety of topics. He also was named a semifinalist for the National Football Foundation’s William V. Campbell Trophy, which is generally referred as the “academic Heisman” of college football.

The “Start Chart”

At the start of the 2009 season, Northwestern had 24 players with starting experience. Here is a look at NU’s current “start chart:”

Career Starts (Notes) Wootton—48 B. Smith—39 McManis—38 Hahn—33 Phillips—33 Davie—25 Burkett—25 Netter—25 Mabin—23 Bryant—21 Bartels—21 Mattes—20 Taylor—20 Brewer—19 (started first three Big Ten games of 2006 season at QB) Kafka—18 (started first four games of 2006 season at QB) N. Williams—17 Browne—12 Ebert—9 Markshausen—9 Rooks—8 Stewart—8

Career Starts (Notes) Peters—7 Johnson—6 Thomas—6 Dunsmore—6 Grant—6 Deiters—6 Simmons—6 D. Fields—5 B. Mitchell—4 Arnold—4 Concannon—4 Vaughn—3 A. Fields—3 Woodsum—3 Schmidt—2 Watt—2 Weina—1 Matthews—1 Nwabuisi—1 Dugar—1 McNaul—1

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outback bowl notes NCAA & BIG TEN STATISTICS (2009 Regular-Season Ending)

2009 Team Stats Figure (pg) Big Ten NCAA Rushing Offense.........119.9........................8th.................93rd Passing Offense..........266.1.......................2nd.................29th Total Offense..............386.0........................6th.................57th Scoring Offense..........25.2..........................7th.................76th Passing Efficiency......132.0 rating............4th..................51st Rushing Defense........123.5........................6th.................36th Pass Defense...............220.8........................7th.................68th Pass Effic. Defense.....126.5 rating............6th................52nd Total Defense..............344.3........................5th.................43rd Scoring Defense.........23.3..........................5th.................48th Net Punting................31.7........................11th...............115th Punt Returns..............6.6............................9th.................90th Kickoff Returns..........20.4..........................8th.................90th Turnover Margin.......+0.42.......................3rd................32nd Sacks............................2.25..........................7th.................40th Tackles for Loss..........5.17........................11th.................86th Sacks Allowed............2.42..........................9th.................88th 2009 Individual Stats Figure Big Ten/NCAA Mike Kafka (pass efficiency).......... 130.7 rating......6th/57th Mike Kafka (passing yards)............ 241.5................ 3rd/27th Mike Kafka (total offense).............. 263.6............... 2nd/23rd Mike Kafka (comp. pg)................... 22.7.................... 1st/13th Mike Kafka (comp. percentage)..... 65.7.................... 1st/13th Mike Kafka (int. percentage)......... 1.69.................... 1st/14th Zeke Markshausen (rec. pg)........... 6.6.....................2nd/19th Andrew Brewer (rec. pg)................ 4.1......................... 9th/— Sidney Stewart (rec. pg).................. 3.2....................... 16th/— Drake Dunsmore (rec. pg)............. 3.17..................... 17th/— Andrew Brewer (rec. yds. pg)........ 66.0....................4th/59th Zeke Markshausen (rec. yds. pg)... 64.5....................6th/64th Stefan Demos (field goals).............. 1.5...................... 1st/20th Stefan Demos (scoring).................. 7.1......................5th/64th Stefan Demos (punting)................. 35.3................. 11th/97th Andrew Brewer (all-purpose)........ 79.9..................... 13th/— Sherrick McManis (intercept.)....... 0.44................... 3rd/18th Nate Williams (tackles)................... 7.18..................... 14th/— Brad Phillips (tackles)..................... 7.0....................... 16th/— Quentin Davie (sacks).................... 0.36..................... 19th/— Quentin Davie (TFL’s)..................... 0.75..................... 20th/— Brad Phillips (fumbles forced)....... 0.33....................4th/14th For complete Big Ten and NCAA statistics, visit www.bigten. org and www.ncaa.org/stats/ NOTE: Players must have played in 75 percent of their team’s games to be eligible for national statistics.

TALE OF THE TAPE

(2009 Regular-Season Statistics) Northwestern Auburn 25.2............................. Scoring Per Game......................... 32.9 23.3......................Scoring Defense Per Game................. 26.9 22.4......................... First Downs Per Game..................... 20.7 119.9..................... Rushing Yards Per Game................. 213.8 3.1................................Average Per Rush.............................5.0 17............................. Rushing Touchdowns..........................21 266.1...................... Passing Yards Per Game.................. 218.5 16..............................Passing Touchdowns...........................24 386.0...................... Total Offense Per Game.................. 432.3 20.4........................... Kick Return Average....................... 23.6 6.6.............................Punt Return Average..........................4.5 12.................................... Fumbles Lost.................................12 9............................... Interceptions Thrown............................7 +5................................. Turnover Margin......................... Even 5.8.............................. Penalties Per Game...........................7.1 46.6........................ Penalty Yards Per Game.................... 58.9 30:39................. Time of Possession Per Game............. 28:15 48.0.......................Third-Down Conversions.................. 41.0 53.0..................... Fourth-Down Conversions................. 31.0 18-23..........................Field Goal Attempts.....................14-15 31.7...........................Net Punting Average....................... 35.4 34-40 (85%)................ Red-Zone Scores............ 34-36 (94%)

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Stefan Demos Named a Lou Groza Award Semifinalist

Junior place-kicker Stefan Demos, a three-time Big Ten Special Teams Player of the Week, was one of 20 semifinalists for the Lou Groza Award. He was one of just two Big Ten kickers who were named a semifinalist. Demos, in his first year as NU’s place-kicker, converted 18-of-23 field goal attempts this season and ranks among the nation’s leaders in field goal percentage and field goals per game. Demos remains atop NU’s scoring chart with 85 points.

Number Crunching

• For the third straight year, Northwestern ranks among the nation’s leaders in third-down conversion percentage. After ranking 19th in 2007 and 21st in 2008, the Wildcats enter the bowl season ranked 10th in third-down conversion percentage. Northwestern has converted 95-of198 third-down plays (48.0 percent) this year. Northwestern’s 95 third-down conversions are the most of any team nationally who has played 12 games. Only Georgia Tech has more third-down conversions (100), but they have played one extra game. • Northwestern finished the regular season with 15 interceptions and ranks 22nd nationally in that category with 1.25 per game. NU ranks 20th nationally with its 26 turnovers gained, after notching two more takeaways vs. Wisconsin. The Wildcats are also ranked 33rd nationally with 11 fumble recoveries. • Northwestern ranks third nationally (behind Houston and Texas A&M) and first in the Big Ten in offensive plays run with 76.6 per game. • Northwestern ranks second in the Big Ten and 29th nationally in passing offense with a per game average of 266.1 yards. • NU ranks ninth nationally in fewest three-and-outs on offense (just 1.83 per game). • Northwestern ranks 34th nationally in fewest yards penalized with 46.6 per game. • The Wildcats have scored in double digits 33 straight games. • Since 1995, the Wildcats tout a 91-83 composite regular-season record. Including the postseason (bowl games), Northwestern is 91-89 all-time in that same span.

Northwestern’s 21st-Century Offense

Since 2000, when the Wildcats went to their spread attack on offense, Northwestern has posted some solid numbers—by far the most impressive 10-year stretch of offense in school history. In their last 121 games, the Wildcats are averaging 403.5 yards of total offense, 25.4 points per game, 168.7 rushing yards per game and 234.1 passing yards per game. The following are the single-game and single-season highs for those categories with this attack. NU school records are indicated with an asterisk.

Category Single-Game Best Season Best Total Offense................. 674 vs. Wisconsin, 2005 *.................... 6,004, 2005 * Points............................. 61 vs. Illinois, 2000 *............................. 36.8 ppg, 2000 * Rushing......................... 444 vs. Illinois, 2003............................. 3,062, 2000 * Passing........................... 513 vs. TCU, 2004 *.............................. 3,681, 2005 *

Wildcats Honored at Annual Team Banquet

At the annual Northwestern Gridiron Network (NGN) end-of-year team banquet on Dec. 12, a number of Wildcats were honored, including Mike Kafka, who was tabbed this year’s Most Valuable Offensive Player, and Sherrick McManis, who was named the Most Valuable Defensive Player. Also recognized were redshirt freshman Neal Deiters, the NGN Offensive Newcomer of the Year, and redshirt freshman Quentin Williams, the NGN Defensive Newcomer of the Year. For a complete list of honorees, please refer to the team honors and awards page in this guide.

’Cat Tails

• Northwestern has led in the second half of every game it’s played this year. Here are the advantages it has held in its losses: 34-27 over Syracuse (fourth quarter), 24-21 over Minnesota (fourth quarter), 7-0 over Michigan State (third quarter) and 13-10 over Penn State (third quarter). • In recent years, when Northwestern is involved in a close game, the “Cardiac ’Cats” have had great success winning the tight battles. After beating Wisconsin 33-31 in the regular-season finale, NU is now 24-6 in its last 30 games decided by seven points or less. Northwestern won four road games in 2008, and all of them by seven points or less. Northwestern went 6-1 in games decided by seven points or less this year. • Northwestern owns one of the best NCAA overtime records, having gone 8-2 in OT contests. The Wildcats are 7-0 all-time in overtime games versus Big Ten teams and 4-0 all-time in extra sessions at Ryan Field. • Northwestern was honored by the Football Writers Association of America (FWAA) as the Tostitos Fiesta Bowl Team of the Week after it knocked off No. 4 (BCS) Iowa, 17-10, in Iowa City on Nov. 7. That marked NU’s third win over a top-10 team this decade. • Northwestern’s win over No. 4 Iowa on Nov. 7 gave defensive coordinator Mike Hankwitz a milestone victory. It was his 200th career victory as a defensive coordinator (he is in his 25th season as a college coordinator). Overall, in 40 years as a college coach, Hankwitz has been a part of 320 victories. This year’s Outback Bowl marks his 25th bowl game as a college coach (graduate assistant and full-time).

2009 depth chart Specialists Place-kicker 1—Stefan Demos (5-10, 185, Jr.) Punter 1—Stefan Demos (5-10, 185, Jr.) Kickoff 1—Stefan Demos (5-10, 185, Jr.) 34—Steve Flaherty (6-1, 170, R-Fr.) Holder 85—Zeke Markshausen (5-11, 185, Sr.) Long Snapper 58—John Henry Pace (5-11, 215, Jr.) Punt Return 12—Andrew Brewer (6-3, 215, Sr.) 7—Hunter Bates (5-10, 175, R-Fr.) Kick Return 25—Stephen Simmons (5-8, 185, Jr.) 39—Jacob Schmidt (5-10, 200, So.)

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Tailback 20—Scott Concannon (5-10, 190, So.) 25—Stephen Simmons (5-8, 185, Jr.)

Y—Wide Receiver 11—Jeremy Ebert (6-0, 180, So.) 2—Lee Coleman (5-10, 180, Jr.)

Quarterback 13—Mike Kafka (6-3, 220, Sr.) 7—Dan Persa (6-1, 210, So.)

H—Wide Receiver 85—Zeke Markshausen (5-11, 185, Sr.) 81—Kevin Frymire (6-1, 180, Sr.)

Z—Wide Receiver 12—Andrew Brewer (6-3, 215, Sr.) 81—Kevin Frymire (6-1, 180, Sr.)

X—Wide Receiver 5—Sidney Stewart (6-1, 185, Jr.) 8—Demetrius Fields (6-0, 205, R-Fr.)

Outside Linebacker 32—David Arnold (6-1, 220, So.) 51—Bryce McNaul (6-4, 230, So.) OR 35—Ben Johnson (6-4, 220, So.)

Left Guard 63—Keegan Grant (6-2, 300, Jr.) 72—Brian Mulroe (6-4, 280, R-Fr.)

Left Defensive Tackle 98—Corbin Bryant (6-4, 285, Jr.) 67—Marshall Thomas (6-3, 295, Sr.)

Safety 17—Brad Phillips (6-4, 215, Sr.) 27—Jared Carpenter (6-0, 205, R-Fr.)

Center 65—Ben Burkett (6-4, 285, So.) 73—Colin Armstrong (6-5, 290, So.)

Defensive End 99—Corey Wootton (6-7, 280, Sr.) 88—Quentin Williams (6-4, 240, R-Fr.)

Left Cornerback 26—Jordan Mabin (5-11, 180, So.) 22—Demetrius Dugar (5-11, 170, R-Fr.)

Right Guard 64—Doug Bartels (6-4, 300, So.) 76—Desmond Taylor (6-3, 300, Sr.)

Right Tackle 79—Neal Deiters (6-8, 320, R-Fr.) 78—Kurt Mattes (6-6, 295, Sr.)

Right Defensive Tackle 79—Adam Hahn (6-4, 290, Sr.) 93—Niko Mafuli (6-3, 310, So.)

Middle Linebacker 57—Nate Williams (6-2, 235, Jr.) 33—David Nwabuisi (6-0, 245, R-Fr.)

Left Tackle 75—Al Netter (6-6, 300, So.) 70—Patrick Ward (6-7, 285, Fr.)

Superback (TE/HB) 9—Drake Dunsmore (6-3, 235, So.) 89—Josh Rooks (6-6, 265, Jr.) 80—Brendan Mitchell (6-3, 250, Sr.)

Defensive End 94—Vince Browne (6-5, 265, So.) 42—Kevin Watt (6-4, 265, So.)

Right Cornerback 24—Sherrick McManis (6-1, 190, Sr.) 28—Justan Vaughn (6-0, 190, Jr.)

Outside Linebacker 41—Quentin Davie (6-4, 230, Jr.) 48—Roderick Goodlow (6-2, 215, Fr.)

DEFENSE

Safety 4—Brendan Smith OR (6-1, 210, Sr.) 10—Brian Peters (6-4, 215, So.)

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2009 rosters NORTHWESTERN Alphabetical Roster Numerical Roster 1 Stefan Demos 2 Lee Coleman 3 Jeravin Matthews 4 Brendan Smith 5 Sidney Stewart 6 Charles Brown 7 Hunter Bates 7 Dan Persa 8 Demetrius Fields 9 Drake Dunsmore 10 Brian Peters 11 Jeremy Ebert 12 Andrew Brewer 13 Mike Kafka 14 Joe Mauro 15 Carl Fisher 16 Davion Fleming 16 Jaleel Reed 17 Brad Phillips 18 Evan Watkins 19 Arby Fields 20 Tim Weak 20 Scott Concannon 21 Mike Bolden 22 Demetrius Dugar 23 Alex Daniel 24 Sherrick McManis 25 Stephen Simmons 26 Jordan Mabin 27 Jared Carpenter 28 Justan Vaughn 29 Mike Trumpy 31 Stone Pinckney 32 David Arnold 33 David Nwabuisi 34 James Nussbaum 34 Steve Flaherty 35 Ben Johnson 36 Tyrus Jones 36 Cooper Gerami 37 Jeff Budzien 37 Mike Jensen 38 Brandon Williams 38 James Kurzawski 39 Jacob Schmidt 40 Brett Nagel 41 Quentin Davie 42 Kevin Watt 43 Tim Riley 44 Mark Woodsum 45 Kyle Petty 46 Damien Proby 46 Aaron Nagel

P/PK WR DB S WR WR S QB WR SB S WR WR QB QB WR S WR S QB RB CB RB CB CB RB CB RB CB S CB RB LB LB LB S PK LB RB S PK DB P CB RB SB LB DE LB SB LB LB SB

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No. 69 73 91 32 86 64 7 96 88 21 66 12 6 94 98 37 65 27 55 2 20 95 23 41 79 1 90 22 9 11 19 8 15 34 16 81 36 48 63 60 79 59 87 37 35 36 71 13 38 49 52 26 93 85 78 3 14 24 51 80 83 84

Name Nick Adamle Colin Armstrong * Brian Arnfelt David Arnold * Brendan Barber Doug Bartels * Hunter Bates Anthony Battle Martin Bayless Mike Bolden * Mike Boyle ** Andrew Brewer ** Charles Brown * Vince Browne * Corbin Bryant ** Jeff Budzien Ben Burkett * Jared Carpenter Bo Cisek Lee Coleman ** Scott Concannon * Davon Custis Alex Daniel Quentin Davie ** Neal Deiters Stefan Demos ** Jack DiNardo * Demetrius Dugar Drake Dunsmore * Jeremy Ebert * Arby Fields Demetrius Fields Carl Fisher ** Steve Flaherty Davion Fleming Kevin Frymire ** Cooper Gerami Roderick Goodlow Keegan Grant ** Jake Gregus Adam Hahn *** Pat Hickey Mark Ison Mike Jensen Ben Johnson * Tyris Jones Cameron Joplin * Mike Kafka *** James Kurzawski Scott Lilja * Evan Luxenburg Jordan Mabin * Niko Mafuli * Zeke Markshausen ** Kurt Mattes ** Jeravin Matthews * Joe Mauro Sherrick McManis *** Bryce McNaul * Brendan Mitchell *** Kevin Mitchell ** Drew Moulton

Pos. OL OL DE LB WR OL S DE WR CB OL WR WR DE DE PK OL S DE WR RB DE RB LB OL P/PK DT CB SB WR RB WR WR PK S WR S LB OL DL DT LS WR DB LB RB DE QB CB S OL CB DT WR OL DB QB CB LB SB WR WR

Ht. 6-4 6-5 6-5 6-1 6-2 6-4 5-10 6-2 6-2 6-1 6-7 6-3 5-11 6-5 6-4 5-11 6-4 6-0 6-2 5-10 5-10 6-3 6-0 6-4 6-8 5-10 6-4 5-11 6-3 6-0 5-9 6-0 6-0 6-1 5-10 6-1 6-0 6-2 6-2 6-3 6-4 6-0 6-0 6-0 6-4 6-0 6-5 6-3 5-10 5-10 6-3 5-11 6-3 5-11 6-6 5-11 6-4 6-1 6-4 6-3 6-1 5-11

Wt. 300 290 275 220 195 300 175 230 205 195 290 215 180 265 285 160 285 205 260 180 190 250 195 230 320 185 285 170 235 180 200 205 195 170 205 180 200 215 300 225 290 220 200 175 220 215 265 220 185 185 280 180 310 185 295 175 220 190 230 250 215 175

Cl./Elig. Hometown/High School So./R-Fr. Wheaton, Ill./Wheaton North Jr./So. Wheaton, Ill./Lisle Benet Academy So./R-Fr. Lake Elmo, Minn./Stillwater Jr./So. Copley, Ohio/Copley So./R-Fr. Erie, Pa./Cathedral Prep Jr./So. Caledonia, Ill./Rockford Boylan Catholic So./R-Fr. Ponte Vedra Beach, Fla./Nease Fr./Fr. Dolton, Ill./Mount Carmel So./R-Fr. Fresno, Texas/Hightower Jr./So. Evanston, Ill./Evanston Township Sr./Jr. Havertown, Pa./St. Joe’s Prep/The Hun School (N.J.) Gr./Sr. Tulsa, Okla./Jenks Jr./So. Chicago, Ill./Robeson Jr./So. Lisbon, Ohio/David Anderson Sr./Jr. Chicago, Ill./Morgan Park Fr./Fr. Hartland, Wis./Arrowhead Jr./So. Toledo, Ohio/St. John’s Jesuit So./R-Fr. Bowling Green, Ky./Bowling Green So./R-Fr. Chicago, Ill./Notre Dame Sr./Jr. Gainesville, Ga./East Hall Jr./So. Columbia, Mo./Rock Bridge Fr./Fr. Gahanna, Ohio/St. Francis De Sales So./R-Fr. Roswell, Ga./Roswell Sr./Jr. St. Louis, Mo./Cardinal Ritter So./R-Fr. Elmhurst, Ill./York Sr./Jr. Scottsdale, Ariz./Horizon Jr./So. Hinsdale, Ill./Hinsdale Central So./R-Fr. Houston, Texas/Aldine Jr./So. Lenexa, Kan./Saint Thomas Aquinas So./So. Hilliard, Ohio/Hilliard Darby Fr./Fr. Alta Loma, Calif./Los Osos So./R-Fr. Dallas, Texas/South Oak Cliff Sr./Jr. Bolingbrook, Ill./Bolingbrook So./R-Fr. Chicago, Ill./St. Rita Fr./Fr. Upland, Calif./Upland Gr./Sr. Burr Ridge, Ill./Nazareth Academy Fr./Fr. Lafayette, La./St. Thomas More Fr./Fr. Dallas, Texas/W.H. Adamson Sr./Jr. Coal City, Ill./Coal City Fr./Fr. Riverside, Ill./St. Laurence Gr./Sr. Hartford, Wis./Hartford Union Fr./Fr. Chicago, Ill./Loyola Academy Sr./Sr. Powell, Ohio/Olentangy Liberty Fr./Fr. Rancho Santa Fe, Calif./The Bishop’s School Jr./So. Trevor, Wis./Shoreland Lutheran So./R-Fr. Fort Wayne, Ind./Concordia Lutheran Jr./So. Ann Arbor, Mich./Ann Arbor Pioneer Sr.{5}/Sr. Chicago, Ill./St. Rita So./R-Fr. Evanston, Ill./Loyola Academy Sr./Jr. Lake Bluff, Ill./Lake Forest So./R-Fr. Beachwood, Ohio/Beachwood Jr./So. Northfield Center, Ohio/Nordonia Jr./So. Florissant, Mo./Saint Louis University High Gr./Sr. Capron, Ill./North Boone Gr./Sr. Larksville, Pa./Wyoming Valley West So./So. Canonsburg, Pa./Canon-McMillan Sr./Jr. Bedford, Texas/L.D. Bell Sr./Sr. Peoria, Ill./Richwoods Jr./So. Eden Prairie, Minn./Eden Prairie Sr./Sr. Twinsburg, Ohio/Western Reserve Academy Gr./Sr. Skokie, Ill./Notre Dame Fr./Fr. Freeland, Mich./Midland

2009 rosters NORTHWESTERN Alphabetical Roster No. Name Pos. 72 Brian Mulroe OL 46 Aaron Nagel SB 40 Brett Nagel SB 75 Al Netter * OL 34 James Nussbaum * S 33 David Nwabuisi LB 58 John Henry Pace * LS 62 Taylor Paxton OL 7 Dan Persa * QB 10 Brian Peters * S 45 Kyle Petty * LB 17 Brad Phillips *** S 31 Stone Pinckney LB 82 John Plasencia SB 74 Chuck Porcelli OL 46 Damien Proby LB 16 Jaleel Reed WR 43 Tim Riley LB 89 Josh Rooks *** SB 39 Jacob Schmidt * RB 97 Tyler Scott DE 25 Stephen Simmons ** RB 4 Brendan Smith *** S 68 Brian Smith OL 5 Sidney Stewart ** WR 61 Andrew Struckmeyer * DT 56 Will Studlien LB 76 Desmond Taylor *** OL 67 Marshall Thomas *** DT 29 Mike Trumpy RB 28 Justan Vaughn ** CB 50 Timmy Vernon LB 70 Patrick Ward OL 18 Evan Watkins QB 42 Kevin Watt ** DE 20 Tim Weak CB 47 Ricky Weina * CB 38 Brandon Williams P 57 Nate Williams * LB 88 Quentin Williams DE 44 Mark Woodsum *** SB 99 Corey Wootton *** DE * Denotes letters won {5} Indicates fifth-year senior

Ht. 6-4 6-1 6-4 6-6 6-2 6-0 5-11 6-4 6-1 6-4 6-0 6-4 6-0 6-5 6-7 6-0 6-0 6-3 6-6 5-10 6-4 5-8 6-1 6-7 6-1 6-2 6-2 6-3 6-3 6-0 6-0 6-3 6-7 6-6 6-4 6-1 5-11 6-2 6-2 6-4 6-0 6-7

Wt. 280 225 220 300 215 245 215 285 210 215 210 215 225 245 310 240 180 220 265 200 250 185 210 310 185 245 215 300 295 195 190 200 285 235 265 180 180 195 235 240 230 280

Cl./Elig. So./R-Fr. Jr./So. So./R-Fr. Jr./So. Sr./Sr. So./R-Fr. Sr./Jr. Fr./Fr. Jr./So. Jr./So. Jr./So. Sr./Sr. So./R-Fr. Fr./Fr. So./R-Fr. Fr./Fr. Fr./Fr. Fr./Fr. Jr./Jr. Jr./So. Fr./Fr. Sr./Jr. Sr.{5}/Sr. Fr./Fr. Sr./Jr. Jr./So. Fr./Fr. Gr./Sr. Sr./Sr. Fr./Fr. Sr./Jr. Fr./Fr. Fr./Fr. Fr./Fr. Jr./So. So./R-Fr. Jr./So. Fr./Fr. Sr./Jr. So./R-Fr. Gr./Sr. Sr.{5}/Sr.

Hometown/High School Glenview, Ill./Loyola Academy Lemont, Ill./Lemont Lemont, Ill./Lemont Rohnert Park, Calif./Cardinal Newman Greenwood, Ind./Center Grove Houston, Texas/Episcopal Hinsdale, Ill./Hinsdale Central Centennial, Colo./Cherry Creek Bethlehem, Pa./Liberty Pickerington, Ohio/Pickerington Central Northbrook, Ill./Glenbrook North Export, Pa./Franklin Regional Columbia, S.C./Hammond School Tampa, Fla./Jesuit Oak Brook, Ill./Montini Catholic North Las Vegas, Nev./Cheyenne Los Angeles, Calif./Loyola Oswego, Ill./Oswego Zeeland, Mich./Holland Christian Rhinelander, Wis./Rhinelander Warren, Ohio/Howland St. Louis, Mo./St. Louis University High (SLUH) Andover, Mass./New Hampton Prep (N.H.) Medina, Ohio/Walsh Jesuit Farmington Hills, Mich./Farmington Harrison Vienna, Va./Thomas Jefferson Sunbury, Ohio/Big Walnut Los Angeles, Calif./Loyola Miami, Fla./Belen Jesuit Prep Wheaton, Ill./Wheaton North Pearland, Texas/Pearland Fort Washington, Pa./Germantown Academy Homer Glen, Ill./Providence Catholic Carol Stream, Ill./Glenbard North Glen Ellyn, Ill./Glenbard West Omaha, Neb./Millard North Union Grove, Wis./Union Grove Union Nappanee, Ind./NorthWood Pittsburgh, Pa./Pittsburgh Central Catholic Pittsburgh, Pa./Pittsburgh Central Catholic Arlington Heights, Ill./Buffalo Grove Rutherford, N.J./Don Bosco Prep

PRONUNCIATION GUIDE Jeff Budzien.......................................................................... (BUD-zeen) Ben Burkett................................................................................ (burk-it) Davon Custis........................................................................ (DAY-vonn) Neal Deiters............................................................................. (DIE-turs) Stefan Demos..................................................... (STEFF-un DEE-mos) Demetrius Dugar.................................................................. (doo-GAR) Davion Fleming..................................................................(DAVEY-on) Cooper Gerami.................................................................... (jur-AY-me) Adam Hahn............................................................................... (HAWN) Mike Kafka.............. (KAFF-ka, first syllable pronounced like “calf ”) Niko Mafuli....................................................(NEE-koh ma-FOOL-ee)

Zeke Markshausen.................................................(MARKS-howz-un) Kurt Mattes............................................................................ (MATT-us) James Nussbaum.............................................................(NOOS-bomb) David Nwabuisi.............................................................(wah-BOO-see) John Plasencia.......................................................... (plah-SENS-ee-uh) Chuck Porcelli...................................................................(por-SELL-ee) Stephen Simmons.................................................................(STEFF-un) Will Studlien................................................................ (STUDE-lee-un) Justan Vaughn ...................................................................... (JUST-ann) Corey Wootton................................................................... (WOOT-un) Ricky Weina..........................................................................(WINE-uh)

Numerical Roster 48 Roderick Goodlow 49 Scott Lilja 50 Timmy Vernon 51 Bryce McNaul 52 Evan Luxenburg 55 Bo Cisek 56 Will Studlien 57 Nate Williams 58 John Henry Pace 59 Pat Hickey 60 Jake Gregus 61 Andrew Struckmeyer 62 Taylor Paxton 63 Keegan Grant 64 Doug Bartels 65 Ben Burkett 66 Mike Boyle 67 Marshall Thomas 68 Brian Smith 69 Nick Adamle 70 Patrick Ward 71 Cameron Joplin 72 Brian Mulroe 73 Colin Armstrong 74 Chuck Porcelli 75 Al Netter 76 Desmond Taylor 78 Kurt Mattes 79 Adam Hahn 79 Neal Deiters 80 Brendan Mitchell 81 Kevin Frymire 82 John Plasencia 83 Kevin Mitchell 84 Drew Moulton 85 Zeke Markshausen 86 Brendan Barber 87 Mark Ison 88 Martin Bayless 88 Quentin Williams 89 Josh Rooks 90 Jack DiNardo 91 Brian Arnfelt 93 Niko Mafuli 94 Vince Browne 95 Davon Custis 96 Anthony Battle 97 Tyler Scott 98 Corbin Bryant 99 Corey Wootton

LB S LB LB OL DE LB LB LS LS DL DT OL OL OL OL OL DT OL OL OL DE OL OL OL OL OL OL DT OL SB WR SB WR WR WR WR WR WR DE SB DT DE DT DE DE DE DE DE DE

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head coach pat fitzgerald Pat Fitzgerald Fourth Season Coaching Record Overall: 27-22 At NU: 27-22

o matter what the setting, Pat Fitzgerald invariably feels comfortable using his passion, unwavering set of core values and outward enthusiasm to inspire and improve those around him. It’s apparent to anyone who has watched Fitzgerald join in his squad’s linebacker drills during practice to demonstrate proper tackling form. Or to the hundreds of Northwestern freshmen to whom Fitzgerald teaches the right way to sing the school fight song at the start of each academic year. It’s even clear to members of the state government of Illinois, whom this winter invited Fitzgerald to serve on the Illinois Reform Commission aimed at rooting out political corruption. That passion also was a primary factor in Fitzgerald’s Hall-ofFame playing career at Northwestern, when he was a two-time Bronko Nagurski and Chuck Bednarik Award winner and team leader of NU’s back-to-back Big Ten title-winning teams in the mid-’90’s. The ’Cats posted a two-year Big Ten record of 15-1 and made appearances in the 1996 Rose Bowl and 1997 Citrus Bowl with Fitzgerald serving as the centerpiece of a defense that ranked among the nation’s best. Although Fitzgerald’s passion and commitment to excellence is hard to quantify, his positive impact in NU’s on-field performance is not. In 2008, Fitzgerald guided NU to a nine-win season and a berth in the Valero Alamo Bowl. Fitzgerald was named the Big Ten Coach of the Year by the Touchdown Club of Columbus, a semifinalist for the George Munger Coach of the Year Award and a finalist for the Liberty Mutual Coach of the Year Award. In 2009, Fitzgerald put the Wildcats back in a New Year’s Day game for the first time since the 1997 Citrus Bowl when he guided NU to an 8-4 mark (including an undefeated November) to prompt the Outback Bowl to select the ’Cats. An assistant for NU from 2001 through the summer of 2006, Fitzgerald was named Northwestern’s 29th head coach on July 7, 2006, succeeding Randy Walker, who died suddenly on June 29, 2006. He was the youngest head football coach among Football Bowl Subdivision schools until Lane Kiffin (six months younger) was hired by Tennessee prior to 2009. In June of 2009, NU Director of Athletics and Recreation Jim Phillips and Fitzgerald signed a seven-year deal that will keep him on the NU sidelines through 2015.

FITZGERALD AT-A-GLANCE Born

December 2, 1974

Alma Mater

Northwestern University, 1997

Degrees Bachelor’s Degree Organizational Studies Playing Experience Linebacker, Northwestern, 1993-96 Coaching Experience Maryland, 1998 Defensive Graduate Assistant Colorado, 1999 Defensive Graduate Assistant Idaho, 2000 Linebackers/Special Teams Northwestern, 2001 Defensive Backs Northwestern, 2002-03 Linebackers Northwestern, 2004-05 Linebackers/Recruiting Coordinator Northwestern, 2006-present Head Coach Family

Wife—Stacy Sons—Jack, Ryan, Brendan

It is not surprising that Fitzgerald’s arrival on campus in 1993 coincided with the renaissance of Northwestern’s football program. Since 1995, the Wildcats have won three Big Ten titles (only Michigan and Ohio State have won more in the last 14 years) and won six or more games in eight of those 14 seasons. The program has steadily gained momentum in the four years since Fitzgerald took over as head coach, starting with a challenging 4-8 campaign in 2006, when just weeks before the season began, Walker’s death rocked the NU football program and Fitzgerald assumed the lead role. In 2007, the Wildcats achieved bowl-eligibility with a 6-6 mark. Northwestern, however, did not play in a postseason game due to a lack of bowl slots for Big Ten teams. (A league-record 10 Big Ten squads were bowl-eligible in 2007.) Northwestern returned to the top of the league in offense in 2007, leading the Big Ten in total offense for the regular season. Northwestern now is in back-to-back bowl games for the first time since Fitzgerald’s playing days in 1995-96, putting together consecutive

PAT FITZGERALD

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head coach pat fitzgerald 5-3 records in Big Ten play. In 2009, the Wildcats ended the season with a 3-0 November to make NU 8-4 in the final month of play under Fitzgerald. This year’s run included victories over then-No. 4 (BCS) Iowa—the ’Cats’ third-straight win in Kinnick Stadium—and then-No. 16 (BCS) Wisconsin. Off the field, the Wildcats continue to excel academically. The past four years Northwestern has set program-bests with 16 Academic All-Big Ten honors in 2006, 18 in 2007, 26 in 2008 and the new mark of 29 in 2009. For the first time in school history, the football team registered a combined team grade point average above a 3.0 for the 2009 spring quarter. In addition, Northwestern continues to lead or rank near the top of the country in annual graduation rate. Four times since 2002 Northwestern has captured the AFCA’s Academic Achievement Award, which is given to the top FBS football program for graduation rate. For the past two years, Northwestern has recorded a near-perfect 992 (out of 1,000) Academic Progress Rate (APR) index—the newest NCAA academic measuring stick. The Northwestern student-athlete experience is not complete without a significant contribution to the campus and Evanston communities, which is why so many of Fitzgerald’s players have been recognized for giving back. Fitzgerald, his family and his players partake in countless charitable events in the area, including NU’s annual campus-wide Dance Marathon. 2009 graduate Eric Peterman received the National ARA Sportsmanship Award for his off-the-field efforts while a Wildcat has been named to the 11-member AFCA Good Works Team@ in each of the last four seasons. In 1995, Fitzgerald was the leader of a suffocating Wildcat defense that led the nation in scoring defense and anchored NU’s storybook run to the Big Ten championship and Rose Bowl. He ended the year by being named winner of both the Nagurski and Bednarik Awards as the nation’s top defensive player. He also was the Big Ten, Chevrolet and Sports Illustrated Defensive Player of the Year. Fitzgerald accomplished all of this, despite the fact that he broke his leg in the second-to-last regular-season game. Fitzgerald recovered from that injury, and in 1996 he again led the Wildcats to a share of the Big Ten title. As a result, he once again won the Nagurski and Bednarik Awards, becoming the first two-time winner of both honors. Fitzgerald also was named Big Ten Defensive Player of the Year again, Linebacker of the Year by the Touchdown Club of Columbus and was NU’s George Ballantine Jr. Memorial Leadership Award winner. A two-time first-team All-American, Fitzgerald started 23 career games and totaled 299 tackles, including 20 for loss. He also forced five fumbles and intercepted three passes. Fitzgerald signed a free-agent contract with the Dallas Cowboys following his Northwestern career, and played in three preseason games before taking a one-year hiatus from football. Prior to his return to Northwestern, Fitzgerald was a defensive graduate assistant at Maryland (1998) and Colorado (1999) before taking his first full-time position at the University of Idaho in 2000. In 2001, Walker brought Fitzgerald back to Evanston, hiring him to coach the Wildcats’ defensive secondary. In 2002, he moved to linebackers coach, and then in 2004, added the recruiting coordinator to his title. Named one of college football’s top recruiters by SI.com in 2005, Fitzgerald played an integral role in both coaching and recruiting during his five years as a Northwestern assistant. He mentored two-time All-Big Ten linebacker and former St. Louis Ram Tim McGarigle, the all-time leading tackler in NCAA history. In February 2003, Fitzgerald was inducted into Northwestern’s Athletic Hall of Fame. In addition to his January 2009 appointment to the Illinois Reform Commission, Fitzgerald was named to the AFCA’s Ethics Committee. He begins his term in the fall of 2009. A native of Orland Park, Ill., and a graduate of Carl Sandburg High School, Fitzgerald resides in Evanston with his wife, Stacy, and three sons, Jack, born in November 2004, Ryan, born in September 2006, and Brendan, born in February 2009.

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Pat Fitzgerald receives his Hall of Fame plaque from two-time Heisman Trophy winner and Hall-of-Famer Archie Griffin. (Photo by Gene Boyars)

FITZGERALD’S HONORS

COACHING

PLAYING • 1995 and 1996 Chuck Bednarik Award Winner • 1995 and 1996 Bronko Nagurski Award Winner • 1995 and 1996 First-Team A.P. All-American • 1996 American Football Coaches Association First-Team All-American • 1996 Touchdown Club of Columbus Linebacker of the Year • 1996 Walter Camp All-American • 1995 Chevrolet Defensive Player of the Year • 1995 Sports Illustrated Defensive Player of the Year • Four-Time Big Ten Defensive Player of the Week Honoree • 2003 Northwestern University Hall of Fame Inductee • 2008 College Football Hall of Fame Inductee

• 2008 Top-10 Liberty Mutual Coach of the Year Finalist • Semifinalist for 2008 Munger Coach of the Year Award • Touchdown Club of Columbus 2008 Big Ten Coach of the Year

FITZGERALD’S BOWL EXPERIENCE Player • 1996 Rose Bowl (DNP due to injury) • 1997 Citrus Bowl Coach • 1999 Insight.com Bowl (Colorado) • 2003 Motor City Bowl (Northwestern) • 2005 Sun Bowl (Northwestern) • 2008 Alamo Bowl (Northwestern)

assistant coaches JERRY BROWN 17th Season Assistant Head Coach Defensive Backs Coach

erry Brown, the dean of the Wildcat coaching staff, is in his 17th season with Northwestern. In January 2002, Brown was named assistant head coach. He also coaches the Wildcats’ defensive backs after serving as the defensive coordinator from 1999 to 2001. Brown coached Sherrick McManis to a first-team All-Big Ten selection by the media (second-team pick by the coaches). McManis made four interceptions to lead NU, rank third in the conference and 18th in the nation. Brad Phillips was a first-team pick by the coaches at safety and a second-team selection by the media.

Mike hankwitz Second Season Defensive Coordinator

ike Hankwitz is in his second season as NU’s defensive coordinator. He began his Wildcat tenure Jan. 18, 2008. Hankwitz has led Northwestern’s defense to another stellar year, especially in Big Ten play. Overall, the Wildcats held five different opponents to under 100 yards of total rushing, including limiting Purdue to a season-low 62, No. 8 Iowa to 65 and No. 17 Wisconsin to 99. The defense ranked third in the league with a +.42 turnover margin, using takeaways in Big Ten play to spark come-from-behind wins over Purdue, Indiana and Iowa while sealing the Illinois victory with a pick.

Mick McCALL Second Season Offensive Coordinator Quarterbacks Coach

ick McCall is in his second season as Northwestern’s offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach. He began his Wildcat tenure on Jan. 17, 2008. McCall’s offense ranked second in the Big Ten in passing with 266.1 yards per game, thanks in large part to senior Mike Kafka, who was a consensus All-Big Ten second-team selection this year. Kafka ranked 22nd in the nation and second in the conference in total offense during the regular season, putting up 263.6 ypg. He five times went over 300 yards through the air on the year despite fighting injuries.

Brown’s backfield made 10 of the Wildcats’ 15 interceptions during the regular season, helping contribute to a +.42 turnover margin that ranked Northwestern’s defense third in the Big Ten. The unit’s numbers are even more impressive given that five different Wildcats earned starts at corner during the year due to injury. Sophomore Jordan Mabin started all 12 games on one side, but three different ’Cats filled in for McManis in his three games out (Justan Vaughn against Eastern Michigan, Demetrius Dugar at Syracuse and Ricky Weina versus Penn State). Weina in particular stepped up big in his role, coming in against Indiana to block a punt and make a key pass breakup in the second half.

BROWN’S BOWL EXPERIENCE • 1996 Rose Bowl (Northwestern) • 1997 Citrus Bowl (Northwestern) • 2000 Alamo Bowl (Northwestern) • 2003 Motor City Bowl (Northwestern) • 2005 Sun Bowl (Northwestern) • 2008 Alamo Bowl (Northwestern) Continuing a storied career in which he has served as a defensive coordinator at seven different schools, Hankwitz earned his 200th win as a coordinator this season with Northwestern.

HANKWITZ’S BOWL EXPERIENCE • 1971 Rose Bowl (Michigan) • 1978 Peach Bowl (Purdue) • 1979 Bluebonnet Bowl (Purdue) • 1980 Liberty Bowl (Purdue) • 1985 Freedom Bowl (Colorado) • 1986 Bluebonnent Bowl (Colorado) • 1988 Freedom Bowl (Colorado) • 1989 Orange Bowl (Colorado) • 1990 Orange Bowl (Colorado) • 1991 Blockbuster Bowl (Colorado) • 1992 Fiesta Bowl (Colorado) • 1993 Aloha Bowl (Colorado) • 1994 Fiesta Bowl (Colorado)

• 1995 Aloha Bowl (Kansas) • 1997 Cotton Bowl (Texas A&M) • 1998 Sugar Bowl (Texas A&M) • 1999 Alamo Bowl (Texas A&M) • 2000 Independence Bowl (Texas A&M) • 2001 Galleryfuniture.com Bowl (Texas A&M) • 2004 Houston Bowl (Colorado) • 2005 Champs Sports Bowl (Colorado) • 2006 Capital One Bowl (Wisconsin) • 2007 Outback Bowl (Wisconsin) • 2008 Alamo Bowl (Northwestern)

Kafka has 2,898 yards passing on the season, ranking third on NU’s single-season list. He closed the regular season with 116-straight pass attempts without an interception. During conference play, NU led the Big Ten in passing (270.8 ypg) while ranking third in total offense (377.4 ypg). McCall’s style of offense led to the ’Cats having the best first down total (183) in league games, helped by a 46.3 percent conversion rate on third down. In addition to Kafka, who started all 12 games this year despite missing time in several due to injury, sophomore Dan Persa stepped in admirably when needed. He fired a 72-yard TD pass—NU’s longest play from scrimmage on the year—against Towson and threw a touchdown strike in NU’s 17-10 win at previously undefeated and then-No. 4 Iowa.

McCALL’S BOWL EXPERIENCE • 2003 Motor City Bowl (Bowling Green) • 2004 GMAC Bowl (Bowling Green) • 2007 GMAC Bowl (Bowling Green) • 2008 Alamo Bowl (Northwestern)

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assistant coaches RANDY BATES Fourth Season Linebackers Coach

andy Bates is in his fourth season as Northwestern’s linebackers coach. Prior to his arrival in Evanston, Bates was the defensive coordinator/secondary coach at Louisiana Tech. The linebacking corps had another strong regular season, with Quentin Davie ranking second on the team with 81 tackles and Nate Williams third with 79. Davie led the Wildcats with 9.0 tackles-for-loss and six quarterback hurries while also notching a quartet of sacks and forced fumbles. Williams had five TFLs from his MIKE spot, and actually ranked second for NU with five passes defended and two interceptions.

ADAM CUSHING Sixth Season Offensive Line Coach Recruiting Coordinator

dam Cushing is in his sixth season on the Wildcat staff and his fifth as a full-time assistant. In February of 2009, he was promoted to offensive line coach after serving as the Wildcats’ superbacks coach. In January of 2008, he assumed the role of recruiting coordinator.f 2008, he also assumed the role of recruiting coordinator. Cushing’s first season with the offensive line proved his coaching acumen, getting a group that struggled early in the season to gel and finish the year very well. The line surrendered 23 sacks over the first nine games of the year before allowing just five during NU’s 3-0 November.

BOB HEFFNER First Season Superbacks Coach

orthwestern’s most recent addition to its staff, Bob Heffner, joined NU in February of 2009 as its superbacks coach. The Wildcats’ superbacks enjoyed one of the position’s best seasons since Northwestern went to the spread offense at the beginning of the decade, led by sophomore Drake Dunsmore, who was NU’s thirdleading receiver on the year with 38 catches for 403 yards and a pair of scores. Dunsmore ranked 18th in the conference and second among tight ends in pass receptions with 3.17 per game.

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The linebacking corps was not immune to the injury bug which bit the Wildcats’ defense hard in 2009. Six different Wildcats made starts during the year with only Davie playing in all 12 regular season games. Still, the unit stepped up, especially during Big Ten play, to help hold five different opponents to under 100 yards of total rushing, including limiting Purdue to a season-low 62, No. 8 Iowa to 65 and No. 17 Wisconsin to 99. In addition to Davie and Williams, Ben Johnson made six starts and had a pick-six for 70 yards against Towson. Converted safety David Arnold started in five games and recorded 4.5 tackles-for-loss and Bryce McNaul started the season finale against No. 17 Wisconsin following injuries to both Johnson and Arnold.

BATES’ BOWL EXPERIENCE • 2001 Humanitarian Bowl (Louisiana Tech) • 2008 Alamo Bowl (Northwestern)

Sophomore left tackle Al Netter earned consensus All-Big Ten honorable mention honors as the anchor of a line that solidified following intense competition for playing time over much of the first half of the season. In addition to sophomore center Ben Burkett, a Rimington Trophy watch list member, guards Keegan Grant and Doug Bartels joined redshirt freshman Neal Deiters as the Wildcats’ starters during the final six games of the regular season. The group’s pass protection helped Northwestern finish in the top-30 in the nation and second in the Big Ten in passing offense while finishing in the top half of the conference in total offense.

CUSHING’S BOWL EXPERIENCE

• 2005 Sun Bowl (Northwestern) • 2008 Alamo Bowl (Northwestern)

In addition to Dunsmore, Josh Rooks, Brendan Mitchell and Mark Woodsum all snared passes for NU this year. Mitchell in particular made all four of his catches on the season against Minnesota, including a goahead touchdown grab in the second half. The superbacks also played an increased role in run blocking, especially in goal-line situations. The Wildcats found the end zone 17 times on the ground during the year with quarterback Mike Kafka leading the way with seven—most of them on blocking surges inside the red zone.

HEFFNER’S BOWL EXPERIENCE • 1979 Garden State Bowl (Temple)

assistant coaches KEVIN JOHNS Sixth Season Wide Receivers Coach Passing Game Coordinator

evin Johns is in his sixth season as a full-time Northwestern assistant, and his fourth as the Wildcats’ wide receivers coach. He coached Northwestern’s running backs in 2004 and 2005. Johns also was appointed the program’s recruiting coordinator in July of 2006, a position he held until January of 2008 when he assumed the role of passing game coordinator. Johns’ wide receiver unit came into the season as a self-proclaimed “no-name” group before most definitely establishing names for themselves. Johns work with the position made him a finalist for the

MARTY LONG Second Season Defensive Line Coach

arty Long, most recently an assistant coach at Washington State University, is in his second season as the Wildcats’ defensive line

coach. Long’s unit was a veteran group coming into the season but had four starters from last year recovering from offseason surgery or injuries (Vince Browne, Corbin Byrant, Adam Hahn and Corey Wootton). After shaking off the rust that comes with injury, the group again performed exceptionally well in 2009. Northwestern held five opponents to under 100 yards of rushing, including limiting Purdue to a season-low

MATT Macpherson Fifth Season Running Backs Coach

att MacPherson is in his fifth season as the Wildcats’ running backs coach. MacPherson returned to Evanston after spending the 200405 seasons at Eastern Michigan. He was NU’s defensive graduate assistant from 2000-02. MacPherson faced the challenge of replacing four-year starter and now NFL member Tyrell Sutton in 2009, and the Wildcats did so with a running back by committee approach. True freshman Arby Fields led the Wildcats’ rushing attack, but Stephen Simmons, Scott Concannon and Jacob Schmidt also earned starts in the backfield for NU.

FootballScoop.com Wide Receiver Coach of the Year award. His most notable work has been with senior Zeke Markshausen, who entered the year with just one career catch before leading the Wildcats with 79 to rank 18th in the nation and second in the Big Ten with 6.58 receptions per game. Markshausen won All-Big Ten second-team honors from the media. Senior Andrew Brewer also had a very strong season, ranking fourth in the conference in receiving yards per game while rating second on the team with 49 catches for a team-best 792 yards and seven touchdowns. Seven different wide recievers caught passes in 2009 with 16 separate Wildcats ending up with grabs for Johns, who also serves as NU’s passing game coordinator.

JOHNS’ BOWL EXPERIENCE • 2000 Alamo Bowl (Northwestern) • 2003 Motor City Bowl (Northwestern) • 2005 Sun Bowl (Northwestern) • 2008 Alamo Bowl (Northwestern) 62, No. 8 Iowa to 65 and No. 17 Wisconsin to 99. Northwestern ranked in the top half of the conference in rushing defense during league games and rated 34th overall in the nation in all games played despite the learning curve due to injuries. The group combined for 29.5 tackles-for-loss and 17 sacks from eight different players. This included a school-record eight sack effort in a 16-6 win over Miami (Ohio). Wootton, who also suffered a mid-season ankle sprain while still recovering from a devasting knee injury at the 2008 Alamo Bowl, still racked up a team-best 4.0 sacks and four quarterback hurries with 6.0 TFL’s to earn consensus All-Big Ten honorable mention honors.

LONG’S BOWL EXPERIENCE • 1997 Insight.com Bowl (Arizona) • 1998 Holiday Bowl (Arizona) • 2005 Hawaii Bowl (Nevada) • 2006 MPC Computers Bowl (Nevada) • 2008 Alamo Bowl (Northwestern) Fields scored a pair of touchdowns in his first quarter of collegiate football against Towson, ending the regular-season with a running backbest five. Concannon (2), Simmons (2) and Schmidt (1) all also found the end zone for the Wildcats. MacPherson rotated his group as situation dictated, and they responded. Schmidt took on a third-down back type role and helped Northwestern to convert 46.3 percent of third down opportunities, the 11th-best rate in the nation. Concannon came in against Indiana and ripped off several huge runs during the game’s final drive to set up a chipshot field goal for the 29-28 victory. Simmons eventually found his niche in the 2009 version of the group as a kick returner, capping his year with 155 yards including a huge momentum-changing 64-yard return against Wisconsin.

MacPHERSON’S BOWL EXPERIENCE • 2000 Alamo Bowl (Northwestern) • 2008 Alamo Bowl (Northwestern)

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coaching/support staff

LOUIS AYENI Graduate Assistant Offense

CODY CEJDA Player Development and Personnel Coordinator

DR. GREG CHIAMPAS Assistant Team Physician

SHARROD EVERETT Associate Director Football Operations

CAROLYN FLEMING Football Administrative Assistant

GEORGE GLADIC Football Secretary

JAY HOOTEN Assistant Director Strength and Conditioning

BILL JARVIS Head Equipment Manager

CHRIS JESKE Student Assistant Coach

NOLAN JONES Director Football Operations

LARRY LILJA Director Strength and Conditioning

DAVID REITZ Randy Walker Recruiting Assistant

CURTIS SHANER Assistant Equipment Manager

DR. MICHAEL TERRY Assistant Team Physician

GREG VALENZISI Assistant Equipment Manager

ALAN WOLKING Graduate Assistant Defense

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coaching/support staff

Athletic Training Left to Right: Ryan Collins, Melissa Wuelser, Jennifer Brown, Cristina Nistler, Kari Taggart, Marvina Roebuck, Abhishek Dhar, Mehwish Moinuddin, Erin Hickey, Allison Fraum, Aira Contreras, Catherine Zhang, Laella Valdez, Tina Chaudhiy, Molly Conlon, Dr. Carrie Jaworski, Tory Lindley

Football Interns (FBI) Left to Right: Sean Dillon, Adam Salon, Chad Michalkiewicz (no longer with the program), Steve Clinton, Omar Ahmad

Football Video Left to Right: Niel Stopczynski, Ken Kowalski, Neil Morgan, Andy Bahr

Quality Control Assistants Left to Right: Matt Clark, Bill Rees, Chris Batti

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Northwestern Player Bios 73

Colin Armstrong 6-5 • 290 • So. Center Wheaton, Ill. Lisle Benet Academy

PENN STATE at Iowa at Illinois WISCONSIN

Career GP: 12 GS: 0 2009 GP: 11 GS: 0

6 4 2 2

0 1 2 0

6 5 4 2

0/0 0.5/1 0/0 0/0

Redshirt sophomore ... Reserve center ... Played in 10 games this season.

6-1 • 220 • So. Safety Copley, Ohio Copley

doug bartels

6-4 • 300 • So. Offensive Line Caledonia, Ill. Boylan Catholic

Career GP: 18 GS: 5 2009 GP: 8 GS: 5

2009

Redshirt sophomore ... 31 total tackles with 4.5 TFL’s ... Two tackles vs. Wisconsin ... Notched four stops vs. Illinois ... Five tackles, including one assist on a TFL, in win over Iowa ... Posted six stops against Penn State and named team’s defensive player of the game ... Did not play in the Indiana game due to a leg injury ... Enjoyed a career day at Purdue after missing the first three games due to injury ... Posted four tackles—including his first career sack—and a forced fumble on kickoff coverage against the Boilermakers ... Earned his first career start at linebacker vs. Miami, recording five tackles and 2.0 TFL’s (one sack) in a 16-6 NU win ... Started and posted five tackles—including one TFL—at Michigan State, earning team’s defensive big playmaker award. ARNOLD’S GAME-BY-GAME STATs 2008 Game Solo Ast Tot TFL Sacks PBU SYRACUSE 1 0 1 0/0 0/0 0 at Duke DNP SOUTHERN ILLINOIS DNP OHIO DNP at Iowa 0 0 0 0/0 0/0 0 MICHIGAN STATE 0 1 1 0/0 0/0 0 PURDUE 1 0 1 0/0 0/0 0 at Indiana 0 0 0 0/0 0/0 0 at Minnesota 0 0 0 0/0 0/0 0 OHIO STATE 0 1 1 0/0 0/0 0 at Michigan 2 0 2 0/0 0/0 0 ILLINOIS 1 1 2 0/0 0/0 0 vs. Missouri 0 1 1 0/0 0/0 0 2009 Game Solo Ast Tot TFL Sacks PBU TOWSON DNP EASTERN MICHIGAN DNP at Syracuse DNP MINNESOTA 0 0 0 0/0 0/0 0 at Purdue 3 1 4 1.0/4 1./04 0 MIAMI (OHIO) 4 1 5 2.0/9 1.0/8 0 at Michigan State 2 3 5 1.0/1 0/0 0 INDIANA DNP

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Int QBH

0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0

0 0 0 0

64 Career GP: 25 GS: 22 2009 GP: 12 GS: 12

Redshirt junior ... ESPN The Magazine first-team Academic All-District selection ... Former walk-on ... Started at right guard in every game this season and has made 20 consecutive career starts ... Can also play the center position ... Academic All-Big Ten.

hunter BATES

5-10 • 175 • R-Fr. Safety Ponte Vedra Beach, Fla. Career GP: 12 GS: 0 Nease 2009 GP: 12 GS: 0 2009

0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1

0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0

2009

Int QBH 0/0 0

0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0

0 0 0 0

ARNOLD’S CAREER STATS TACKLES Year G UA A Total TFL Yds PD FF FR Blkd Int Yds 2008 10 5 4 9 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2009 8 23 8 31 4.5 15 0 1 0 0 0 0 TOTALS 18 28 12 40 4.5 15 0 1 0 0 0 0

2009

David arnold

0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0

Redshirt freshman ... Reserve safety ... Recovered a key onside kick attempt at Illinois—a spectacular play—to help NU secure the win ... Named NU’s special teams player of the week against the Illini ... One special teams stop against Indiana ... One tackle each vs. Towson, Eastern Michigan and Purdue ... Returned two punts for 10 yards at Michigan State.

andrew brewer 6-3 • 215 • Sr. Wide Receiver Tulsa, Okla. Jenks

Career GP: 34 GS: 19 2009 GP: 12 GS: 12

2009

Graduate student ... Academic All-America nominee ... Named to the 2009 AFCA Good Works Team@, one of 11 players nationally from the FBS ranks ... Tabbed as one of 10 finalists for the 2009 ARA Sportsmanship Award and one of 12 finalists for the Wuerffel Trophy Award ... Semifinalist for National Football Foundation’s William V. Campbell Trophy ... Team’s Carnig Minasian Citizenship Award recipient (given for outstanding citizenship in all aspects of campus life) ... Ranks fourth in the Big Ten in receiving yards per game (66.0) and ninth in receptions per game (4.08) ... Among Big Ten receivers who have 4.0 or more catches per game, ranks first in yards per reception average (16.2) ... Team-leader with 792 receiving yards (49 catches) ... Had four 100-yard receiving games ... Named team’s offensive player of the game vs. Indiana and offensive big playmaker vs. Wisconsin and Towson ... Surpassed the 100-yard plateau in Senior Day win over Wisconsin (102 yards) on six receptions and hauled in two touchdowns (26, 12 yards) ... Totaled 73 yards on three catches at Illinois, including a 52-yard reception in the third quarter ... At Iowa, compiled 33 receiving yards on three catches and returned one punt for five yards ... Caught six passes for 65 yards and returned two punts for 22 yards against Penn State ... Tied his career high with eight receptions vs. Indiana while racking up a team-best 135 receiving yards, including a 51-yard TD reception that helped fuel NU’s 25-point comeback win ... At Michigan State, set a career high with eight catches that totaled 108 yards, including a 15-yard TD grab in the first quarter ... Three catches for 44 yards, including a 24-yard third-quarter touchdown reception, vs. Minnesota ... At Syracuse, he caught a 39-yard TD pass and also threw a 24-yard touchdown pass to Mike Kafka on a quarterback throwback play ... Totaled 184 all-purpose yards (four catches for 73 yards, six kickoff returns for 111 yards) against the Orange ... Two receptions for 18 yards vs. Eastern Michigan ... Against Towson, caught six passes for a career-high 145 yards, including a 72-yard touchdown strike from Dan Persa for his first receiving TD ... His 145 yards in the opener were the most since Jonathan Fields had 202 vs. TCU in the 2004 opener ... Academic All-Big Ten. BREWER’S GAME-BY-GAME STATs 2006 (Quarterback) Game Comp Att Int at Miami (Ohio) 0 0 0 EASTERN MICHIGAN 6 8 0 at Nevada 0 0 0 at Penn State 14 30 1 at Wisconsin 10 24 1 PURDUE 7 11 1 at Michigan 0 1 1 at Iowa 0 0 0 OHIO STATE 0 0 0 ILLINOIS 0 0 0 2008 (Wide Receiver) Game Rec SYRACUSE 6 at Duke 1 SIU 0 OHIO 0 MICHIGAN STATE 0 PURDUE 0 at Indiana 2 at Minnesota 1 OHIO STATE 3

Yds TD Rush Yds TD 0 0 0 0 0 34 0 15 26 1 0 0 1 7 0 157 0 17 41 0 94 0 13 80 1 59 0 20 30 0 0 0 2 6 0 0 0 2 (-1) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 13 1

Yds TD Rush 48 0 0 16 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 25 0 0 14 0 0 21 0 0

Yds TD 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

PR 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Yds 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

at Michigan ILLINOIS vs. Missouri

0 2 3

2009 (Wide Receiver) Game Rec TOWSON 6 EASTERN MICHIGAN 2 at Syracuse 4 MINNESOTA 3 at Purdue 0 MIAMI (OHIO) 0 at Michigan State 8 INDIANA 8 PENN STATE 6 at Iowa 3 at Illinois 3 WISCONSIN 6

0 7 14

0 0 0

1 0 0

Yds TD Rush 145 1 0 18 0 0 73 1 0 44 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 104 1 0 135 1 0 65 0 0 33 0 0 73 0 0 102 2 0

BREWER’s CAREER STATS RUSHING Year G Att Yds TD Lg 2006 10 72 202 3 24 2008 12 1 0 0 0 2009 12 0 0 0 0 TOTALS 34 73 202 3 24 PASSING Year G 2006 10 2008 12 2009 12 TOTALS 34

Att Cmp Int 74 37 4 0 0 0 1 1 0 75 38 4

RECEIVING Year G Rec 2006 10 1 2008 12 18 2009 12 49 TOTALS 34 68

0 0 0

Yds TD 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

PR 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 2 1 0 1

Yds 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 22 5 0 5

Avg/C 2.8 0.0 0.0 2.8

Yds TD Lg Pct 344 0 37 50.0 0 0 0 0.0 24 1 24 1.00 368 1 37 50.7

Yds TD Lg Rec/G 48 0 48 0.1 145 0 19 1.5 792 7 72 4.1 985 7 72 2.0

charles brown 5-11 • 180 • So. Wide Receiver Chicago, Ill. Robeson

Avg/G 20.2 0.0 0.0 5.9 Avg/G Eff. Rat. 34.4 78.2 0.0 0.0 2.0 631.6 10.8 85.6 Avg/C 48.0 8.1 16.2 14.5

Avg/G 4.8 12.1 66.0 29.0

6 Career GP: 24 GS: 0 2009 GP: 12 GS: 0

2009

Redshirt sophomore ... Contributes on special teams and as a reserve wideout ... Gained two yards on one reception vs. Penn State and recorded one special teams tackle ... Two catches for 12 yards against Indiana ... Set career bests at Michigan State with three catches for 31 yards, including a long reception of 16 yards ... Caught two passes for 20 yards vs. Miami (Ohio)... One tackle vs. Minnesota ... Recorded two special teams tackles against Towson and Eastern Michigan.

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vince browne 6-5 • 265 • So. Defensive End Lisbon, Ohio David Anderson

corbin bryant 6-4 • 285 • Jr. Defensive End Chicago, Ill. Morgan Park

Career GP: 22 GS: 12 2009 GP: 12 GS: 12

Career GP: 34 GS: 21 2009 GP: 12 GS: 12

2009

BROWNE’s GAME-BY-GAME STATs 2008 Game Solo Ast Tot TFL Sacks PBU SYRACUSE 0 0 0 0/0 0/0 0 at Duke 2 2 4 0/0 0/0 0 SOUTHERN ILLINOIS 2 1 3 1.0/4 0/0 0 OHIO 5 2 7 4.0/25 3.0/21 0 at Iowa 1 1 2 0/0 0/0 0 MICHIGAN STATE 1 1 2 0/0 0/0 0 PURDUE 3 1 4 2.0/11 1.0/10 0 at Indiana 0 0 0 0/0 0/0 0 at Minnesota 0 0 0 0/0 0/0 0 OHIO STATE DNP at Michigan DNP ILLINOIS DNP vs. Missouri 1 3 4 0.5/1 0/0 0

BRYANT’s GAME-BY-GAME STATs 2007 Game Solo Ast Tot TFL Sacks PBU NORTHEASTERN 0 0 0 0/0 0/0 0 NEVADA DNP DUKE DNP at Ohio State 0 0 0 0/0 0/0 0 MICHIGAN 1 1 2 0/0 0/0 0 at Michigan State 0 0 0 0/0 0/0 0 MINNESOTA DNP at Eastern Michigan 1 1 2 0/0 0/0 0 at Purdue 0 0 0 0/0 0/0 0 IOWA 1 0 1 0/0 0/0 0 INDIANA 0 0 0 0/0 0/0 0 at Illinois 0 0 0 0/0 0/0 0

Redshirt sophomore ... Starting defensive end ... Seven TFL’s this season ... Named team’s defensive player of the game vs. Towson and vs. Miami ... One tackle vs. Towson ... Recorded two tackles vs. Eastern Michigan ... At Syracuse, racked up five tackles, including 2.0 TFL’s and one sack ... Credited with five tackles and a QB hurry vs. Minnesota ... Named defensive big playmaker following his four-tackle performance at Purdue ... Set a career high with eight total tackles vs. Miami, including 2.0 TFL’s and one sack ... One stop at Michigan State and two tackles vs. Indiana ... Notched one sack for an 8-yard loss and one quarterback hurry vs. Penn State ... Two tackles at Iowa ... Three stops, including one TFL, at Illinois ... One sack and two total tackles vs. Wisconsin.

2009 Game Solo Ast Tot TFL Sacks PBU TOWSON 1 0 1 0/0 0/0 0 EASTERN MICHIGAN 2 0 2 0/0 0/0 0 at Syracuse 4 1 5 2.0/7 1.0/4 0 MINNESOTA 0 5 5 0/0 0/0 0 at Purdue 3 1 4 0/0 0/0 0 MIAMI (OHIO) 6 2 8 2.0/9 1.0/8 0 at Michigan State 0 1 1 0/0 0/0 0 INDIANA 0 2 2 0/0 0/0 0 PENN STATE 1 0 1 1.0/8 1.0/8 0 at Iowa 0 2 2 0/0 0/0 0 at Illinois 3 0 3 1.0/5 0/0 0 WISCONSIN 2 0 2 1.0/5 1.0/5 0

Int QBH 0/0 0 0/0 0 0/0 0 0/0 1 1/0 0 0/0 0 0/0 0 0/0 0 0/0 0

0/0

Int QBH 0/0 0 0/0 0 0/0 0 0/0 1 0/0 0 0/0 0 0/0 0 0/0 0 0/0 1 0/0 0 0/0 0 0/0 0

BROWNE’S CAREER STATS TACKLES Year G UA A Total TFL Yds PD FF FR Blkd Int Yds 2008 10 15 11 26 7.5 41 1 2 0 1 1 0 2009 12 22 14 36 7.0 34 0 0 0 0 0 0 TOTALS 22 37 25 62 14.5 75 1 2 0 1 1 0

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Redshirt junior ... Starting defensive tackle ... Recipient of team’s Bryan Paynter “Ultimate Wildcat” Award (given to a player who serves as an example by confronting adversity with courage and dedication and always putting the needs of the team first) ... 21 career starts ... 30 tackles and 5.5 TFL’s in 2009 ... Two tackles against Wisconsin and Illinois ... Two tackles at Iowa, including an assist on a 4-yard sack ... Posted three tackles vs. Penn State ... Recorded three stops and a TFL against both Indiana and Michigan State ... Two tackles and one TFL at Purdue ... Picked up four tackles vs. Minnesota, including one sack for an eight-yard loss ... Notched two stops at Syracuse ... Three total tackles against Eastern Michigan ... Academic All-Big Ten.

2008 Game Solo Ast Tot TFL Sacks PBU SYRACUSE 1 3 4 0/0 0/0 0 at Duke 0 1 1 0/0 0/0 0 SOUTHERN ILLINOIS 1 1 2 1.0/3 0/0 0 OHIO 2 2 4 0.5/1 0/0 0 at Iowa 0 1 1 0/0 0/0 0 MICHIGAN STATE 4 1 5 1.0/11 1.0/11 0 PURDUE 0 2 2 0/0 0/0 0 at Indiana 2 0 2 1.0/2 0/0 0 at Minnesota 3 0 3 1.0/1 0/0 0 OHIO STATE 0 0 0 0/0 0/0 0 at Michigan 2 2 4 1.0/1 0/0 0 ILLINOIS DNP vs. Missouri DNP 2009 Game Solo Ast Tot TFL Sacks PBU TOWSON 0 0 0 0/0 0/0 0 EASTERN MICHIGAN 2 1 3 0/0 0/0 0 at Syracuse 2 0 2 0/0 0/0 0 MINNESOTA 2 2 4 1.0/8 1.0/8 0 at Purdue 2 0 2 1.0/1 0/0 0 MIAMI (OHIO) 3 1 4 1.0/5 1.0/5 0 at Michigan State 1 2 3 1.0/5 0/0 0 INDIANA 3 0 3 1.0/1 0/0 1 PENN STATE 1 2 3 0/0 0/0 0 at Iowa 1 1 2 0.5/4 0.5/4 0 at Illinois 0 2 2 0/0 0/0 0 WISCONSIN 0 2 2 0/0 0/0 0

Int QBH 0/0 0

0/0 0/0 0/0

0 0 0

0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0

0 0 0 0 0

Int QBH 0/0 0 0/0 0 0/0 0 0/0 1 0/0 0 0/0 0 0/0 0 0/0 0 0/0 0 0/0 0 0/0 0

Int QBH 0/0 0 0/0 0 0/0 0 0/0 0 0/0 0 0/0 0 0/0 0 0/0 0 0/0 0 0/0 0 0/0 0 0/0 0

Northwestern Player Bios BRYANT’s CAREER STATS TACKLES Year G UA A Total TFL Yds PD FF FR Blkd Int Yds 2006 2 0 1 1 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2007 9 3 2 5 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2008 11 15 13 28 5.5 19 0 1 1 0 0 0 2009 12 17 13 30 5.5 24 1 0 0 0 0 0 TOTALS 34 35 29 64 11.0 43 1 1 1 0 0 0

ben burkett 6-4 • 285 • So. Center Toledo, Ohio St. John’s Jesuit

65 Career GP: 25 GS: 25 2009 GP: 12 GS: 12

2009

Redshirt sophomore ... In his second year as NU’s starting center ... Started all 12 games in 2009, and 25 career starts ... 2009 Rimington Trophy watch list.

jared carpenter 6-0 • 205 • R-Fr. Safety Bowling Green, Ky. Bowling Green

ing) ... Gained 39 yards on nine carries vs. Illinois and caught one pass for nine yards ... Started in NU’s victory over No. 4 Iowa, racking up 59 yards on 15 carries ... First career start came against Penn State ... Posted 13 yards on eight carries and 29 yards on two receptions vs. the Nittany Lions ... Enjoyed a breakout day in sparking NU’s 25-point comeback win vs. Indiana, setting career highs with 16 carries and 73 yards ... Rushed for 45 yards in the fourth quarter against the Hoosiers, 32 of which came on NU’s game-winning drive ... Had eight carries vs. Eastern Michigan, totaling 21 yards ... Carried seven times for 32 yards and two touchdowns against Towson, scoring on running plays of 21 and 3 yards ... Sat out Purdue and Miami games with a concussion ... Academic All-Big Ten. CONCANNON’S GAME-BY-GAME STATs 2009 Game Rush Yds TD Rec TOWSON 7 32 2 0 EASTERN MICHIGAN 8 21 0 0 at Syracuse 1 (-3) 0 0 MINNESOTA 0 0 0 0 at Purdue DNP MIAMI (OHIO) 0 0 0 0 at Michigan State 0 0 0 0 INDIANA 16 73 0 0 PENN STATE 8 13 0 2 at Iowa 15 59 0 0 at Illinois 9 37 0 1 WISCONSIN 3 8 0 1 CONCANNON’S CAREER STATS RUSHING Year G Att Yds TD Lg 2008 8 0 0 0 0 2009 11 67 240 2 21 TOTALS 19 67 240 2 21

quentin davie

Career GP: 11 GS: 1 2009 GP: 11 GS: 1

6-4 • 230 • Jr. Linebacker St. Louis, Mo. Cardinal Ritter

2009

Redshirt freshman ... 17 tackles in 2009 on special teams and at safety ... Two tackles vs. Wisconsin ... One tackle vs. Illinois and Penn State ... Started his first career game against Indiana in place of an injured Brad Phillips and registered one tackle ... Recorded a career-best four tackles against Michigan State. CARPENTER’S CAREER STATS TACKLES Year G UA A Total TFL Yds PD FF FR Blkd Int Yds 2009 11 12 5 17 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 TOTALS 11 12 5 17 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

scott concannon 5-10 • 190 • So. Running Back Columbia, Mo. Rock Bridge

20 Career GP: 19 GS: 4 2009 GP: 11 GS: 4

Yds TD 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 29 0 9 5

Avg/C 0.0 3.6 3.6

0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Avg/G 0.0 21.8 12.6

41 Career GP: 36 GS: 25 2009 GP: 12 GS: 12

2009

Redshirt junior ... Starting outside linebacker ... Started 25 career games ... Second on team with 81 tackles and first with nine TFL’s ... Tied for 20th in the Big Ten with 6.8 tackles per game and tied for fourth with four forced fumbles ... Named team’s defensive big playmaker vs. Miami, Indiana and Wisconsin ... One sack and two total stops vs. the Badgers while also causing a fumble that was recovered by NU in the late stages of a 33-31 win ... Led the defense with eight tackles at Illinois ... Intercepted the first pass of his career and notched five tackles in win at Iowa ... Recorded seven stops (six solo) against Penn State ... Six tackles with one TFL and two quarterback hurries vs. Indiana ... Posted seven stops for the second consecutive game at Michigan State along with a TFL and fumble recovery ... Named the national linebacker of the week by the College Football Performance Awards (CFPA) for his efforts against Miami ... He recorded career bests with three sacks and two forced fumbles, finishing with seven tackles vs. the RedHawks ... At Purdue, led the team with nine tackles while also collecting 1.5 TFL’s, one sack, a forced fumble and a pass breakup ... Racked up nine tackles and three QB hurries vs. Minnesota ... Collected four tackles at Syracuse ... Notched eight tackles (four solo) against Eastern Michigan ... Against Towson, led defense with nine tackles (four solo) and recorded 1.5 TFL’s and one QB hurry.

2009

Redshirt sophomore ... Second among NU running backs with 240 net rushing yards ... Totaled 13 all-purpose yards vs. Wisconsin (eight rushing, five receiv-

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Northwestern Player Bios DAVIE’S GAME-BY-GAME STATs 2007 Game Solo Ast Tot TFL Sacks PBU NORTHEASTERN 2 1 3 1.0/1 0/0 0 NEVADA 2 0 2 0/0 0/0 0 DUKE 1 1 2 0/0 0/0 0 at Ohio State 2 0 2 0/0 0/0 0 MICHIGAN 4 2 6 0/0 0/0 1 at Michigan State 2 0 2 0/0 0/0 0 MINNESOTA 2 1 3 0/0 0/0 0 at Eastern Michigan 1 0 1 0/0 0/0 0 at Purdue 1 0 1 0/0 0/0 0 IOWA DNP INDIANA 0 0 0 0/0 0/0 0 at Illinois 1 2 3 0.5/2 0/0 0

0/0 0/0

0 0

2008 Game Solo Ast Tot TFL Sacks PBU SYRACUSE 5 2 7 1.0/5 1.0/5 0 at Duke 1 7 8 0/0 0/0 0 SOUTHERN ILLINOIS 4 2 6 3.5/21 1.5/12 0 OHIO 2 2 4 1.0/3 0/0 1 at Iowa 1 2 3 1.0/4 0/0 0 MICHIGAN STATE 3 3 6 1.0/2 0/0 0 PURDUE 3 3 6 1.0/6 1.0/6 1 at Indiana 1 3 4 0/0 0/0 0 at Minnesota 0 0 0 0/0 0/0 0 OHIO STATE 3 4 7 1.0/4 0/0 0 at Michigan 0 0 0 0/0 0/0 0 ILLINOIS 2 2 4 0/0 0/0 0 vs. Missouri 0 2 2 0/0 0/0 0

Int QBH 0/0 0 0/0 2 0/0 0 0/0 0 0/0 1 0/0 1 0/0 1 0/0 0 0/0 0 0/0 0 0/0 0 0/0 0 0/0 0

2009 Game Solo Ast Tot TFL Sacks PBU TOWSON 4 5 9 1.5/1 0/0 0 EASTERN MICHIGAN 4 4 8 0/0 0/0 0 at Syracuse 3 1 4 0/0 0/0 0 MINNESOTA 4 5 9 0/0 0/0 0 at Purdue 7 2 9 1.5/7 1.0/6 1 MIAMI (OHIO) 5 2 7 3.0/10 3.0/10 0 at Michigan State 2 5 7 1.0/3 0/0 0 INDIANA 2 4 6 1.0/3 0/0 0 PENN STATE 6 1 7 0/0 0/0 0 at Iowa 3 2 5 0/0 0/0 1 at Illinois 2 6 8 0/0 0/0 0 WISCONSIN 2 0 2 1.0/1 0/0 0

Int QBH 0/0 1 0/0 0 0/0 0 0/0 3 0/0 0 0/0 0 0/0 0 0/0 2 0/0 0 1/7 0 0/0 0 0/0 0

DaviE’s CAREER STATS TACKLES Year G UA A Total TFL Yds PD FF FR Blkd Int Yds 2007 11 18 7 25 1.5 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 2008 13 25 32 57 9.5 45 2 0 1 0 0 0 2009 12 44 37 81 9.0 25 3 4 1 0 1 7 TOTALS 36 87 76 163 20.0 73 6 4 2 0 1 7

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Neal deiters

Int QBH 0/0 0 0/0 0 0/0 0 0/0 0 0/0 0 0/0 0 0/0 0 0/0 0 0/0 0

6-8 • 320 • R-Fr. Offensive Line Elmhurst, Ill. York

79 Career GP: 12 GS: 5 2009 GP: 12 GS: 5

2009

Redshirt freshman ... Recipient of team’s NGN Newcomer Award (offensive player honoree) ... Played in all 12 games, starting final six games at right tackle.

stefan Demos 5-10 • 185 • Jr. Punter/Place-kicker Scottsdale, Ariz. Horizon 2009

1 Career GP: 37 GS: 0 2009 GP: 12 GS: 0

Redshirt junior ... Consensus second-team All-Big Ten selection ... Tabbed one of 20 semifinalists (one of two Big Ten kickers on the list) for the Lou Groza Award (nation’s top kicker) ... ESPN The Magazine second-team Academic AllAmerican and first-team Academic All-District honoree ... Handles all of NU’s punting, place-kicking and kickoff duties ... Tied for Big Ten lead and ranks 20th nationally with 1.50 field goals per game, and ranks third with a 78.3 percent (18-of-23) conversion rate on field goals ... Ranks in a tie for fourth in the league among all players with 7.1 points per game ... Opened season by making first nine field goal attempts ... Was 14-of-16 after 10 games with both misses being blocked attempts ... Three-time Big Ten Special Teams Player of the Week honoree this season (vs. Purdue, Indiana, Wisconsin) ... Named team’s special teams player of the week vs. Eastern Michigan and Penn State ... Nailed all four field goal attempts—tying a career-best—in NU’s 33-31 win over Wisconsin, including two 45-yard boots ... Punted five times at Illinois with a long of 47 yards and one inside the 20 ... Hit a 47-yard field goal—the second-longest of his career—in the fourth quarter of NU’s win at No. 4 Iowa while also hitting a season-high eight punts, landing three inside Iowa’s 20 ... Connected on 2-of-3 field goal tries vs. Penn State (good from 34 and 45 yards) and punted five times at a 36.2-yard-per-punt average ... Hit his second game-winning field goal of the year vs. Indiana, a 19-yard attempt with 21 seconds remaining ... Also made a 28-yard attempt vs. the Hoosiers in the first quarter ... Booted six punts at Michigan State, including one inside the 20 ... Converted 1-of-2 field goal attempts vs. Miami (good from 46 yards) and punted seven times, landing two inside MU’s 20 ... Made four field goals at Purdue, hitting on attempts of 18, 35, 25 and 39 yards to improve to 8-for-8 on the year ... Also named one of the three Lou Groza “Stars of the Week” for his performance at Purdue ... Punted four times and landed one inside the 20 vs. the Boilermakers ... Connected on his only field goal attempt vs. Minnesota (26 yards) and averaged 40.8 yards per punt on four punts ... Landed three of his six punts at Syracuse inside the 20 ... Hit a gamewinning, career-long 49-yard field goal with six seconds remaining in the fourth quarter to break a 24-24 tie against Eastern Michigan ... Also hit on a 20-yard field goal in the fourth quarter and landed two of his three punts inside the 20 against the Eagles ... Against Towson, connected on five PATs, his first career FG (36 yards) and punted one time for 36 yards ... Academic All-Big Ten.

Northwestern Player Bios DEMOS’ CAREER STATS PUNTING Year G No. 2007 12 54 2008 13 64 2009 12 58 TOTALS 37 176 FIELD GOALS Year G Made 2009 12 18 TOTALS 12 18

Yards Lg 2,168 56 2,499 63 2,045 47 6,712 63

Avg 40.1 39.0 35.3 38.1

Att. Lg 23 49 23 49

Pct 78.3 78.3

jack dinardo 6-4 • 285 • So. Defensive Tackle Hinsdale, Ill. Hinsdale Central

NU’s victory at No. 4 Iowa, a 4-yard pass from Dan Persa in the second quarter ... Finished with 19 yards receiving yards on three catches vs. the Hawkeyes and was named team’s offensive big playmaker ... Caught three passes for 28 yards against Penn State ... One grab for 11 yards against Indiana ... Posted two catches for 16 yards at Michigan State ... Four catches for 38 yards in a 16-6 win over Miami ... At Purdue, totaled four receptions for 42 yards ... Caught four passes for 37 yards against Minnesota ... Savored a career game at Syracuse in which he led NU with nine catches for 81 yards and his first career touchdown—a 22-yard secondquarter reception—earning him team offensive player of the game honors ... Two catches for a team-best 48 yards against Eastern Michigan ... Named team’s offensive big playmaker vs. Eastern Michigan ... Hauled in two passes—both on NU’s opening scoring drive—for 24 yards vs. Towson ... Academic All-Big Ten.

90 Career GP: 15 GS: 0 2009 GP: 7 GS: 0

2009

Redshirt sophomore ... Played in seven games as a reserve defensive tackle, including the last four ... Totaled three tackles on the season (one solo vs. Iowa, two assisted at Illinois).

demetrius dugar 5-11 • 170 • R-Fr. Cornerback Houston, Texas Aldine

22 Career GP: 11 GS: 1 2009 GP: 11 GS: 1

2009

Redshirt freshman ... Started at cornerback for the first time in his career against Syracuse in place of the injured Sherrick McManis and posted four tackles (three solo) ... Recovered a fumble on punt coverage at Purdue to help set up an NU field goal ... Two tackles vs. Miami and one wrap-up at Michigan State ... 11 total stops this season.

drake dunsmore 6-3 • 235 • So. Superback Lenexa, Kan. Saint Thomas Aquinas 2009

DUNSMORE’S GAME-BY-GAME STATs 2007 Game Rec Yds TD Rush NORTHEASTERN 0 0 0 0 NEVADA 0 0 0 0 DUKE 2 70 0 0 at Ohio State 0 0 0 0 MICHIGAN 2 8 0 0 at Michigan State 1 6 0 0 MINNESOTA 2 16 0 0 at Eastern Michigan 2 20 0 0 at Purdue 2 21 0 0 IOWA 0 0 0 0 INDIANA 0 0 0 0 at Illinois 0 0 0 0

Yds TD 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

PR 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Yds 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

2009 Game Rec TOWSON 2 EASTERN MICHIGAN 2 at Syracuse 9 MINNESOTA 4 at Purdue 4 MIAMI (OHIO) 4 at Michigan State 2 INDIANA 1 PENN STATE 3 at Iowa 3 at Illinois 1 WISCONSIN 3

Yds TD 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

PR 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Yds 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

DUNSMORE’S CAREER STATS RECEIVING Year G Rec Yds TD Lg Rec/G 2007 12 11 141 0 35 0.9 2009 12 38 403 2 28 3.2 TOTALS 24 49 544 2 35 2.0

jeremy ebert 6-0 • 180 • So. Wide Receiver Hilliard, Ohio Hilliard Darby

Career GP: 24 GS: 6 2009 GP: 12 GS: 6

Redshirt sophomore ... Starting superback ... Third on the team in receptions with 38 catches ... Ranks second in receptions among Big Ten tight ends (behind Wisconsin’s Garrett Graham) ... Three catches for 45 yards vs. Wisconsin ... Caught one pass for 14 yards at Illinois ... Scored the go-ahead touchdown in

Yds TD Rush 24 0 0 48 0 0 81 1 0 37 0 0 42 0 0 38 0 0 16 0 0 11 0 0 28 0 0 19 1 0 14 0 0 45 0 0

Avg/C 12.8 10.6 11.1

Avg/G 11.8 33.6 22.7

11 Career GP: 25 GS: 9 2009 GP: 12 GS: 4

2009

True sophomore ... Offseason surgery (hip) slowed his production earlier in the season ... Four starts this season (15 catches, 162 yards) ... Season-best four catches for 44 yards vs. Wisconsin ... Two catches for 26 yards at Illinois, including a season-long 19-yard reception ... One grab for six yards at Iowa ... Against

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Northwestern Player Bios Penn State, brought in one pass for a 10-yard gain ... One catch for five yards against Indiana ... At Michigan State, caught one pass for 12 yards ... Caught one pass for 12 yards vs. Minnesota ... Two catches for 26 yards at Syracuse ... Against Eastern Michigan, made one catch for seven yards ... Caught one pass for eight yards against Towson. EBERT’S CAREER STATS RECEIVING Year G Rec Yds TD Lg Rec/G 2008 13 15 161 2 36 1.2 2009 12 15 162 0 28 1.2 TOTALS 25 30 323 2 36 1.2

Avg/C 10.7 10.8 10.8

5-9 • 200 • Fr. Running Back Alta Loma, Calif. Los Osos

Career GP: 12 GS: 3 2009 GP: 12 GS: 3

2009

True freshman ... NU’s leading rusher with 294 net yards and five rushing TD’s ... Led all running backs with five rushing scores ... Gained 28 yards on the ground vs. Wisconsin ... Against Illinois, gained 50 yards on nine carries (5.6 ypc) and scored on a 1-yard rush in the fourth quarter ... One carry for six yards at Iowa ... Against Penn State, caught one pass for six yards and rushed one time for five yards ... Gained 10 yards on five rushes and caught one pass for six yards vs. Indiana ... Two carries for five yards at Michigan State ... Rushed for 27 yards on 11 carries vs. Miami ... First career start came at Purdue where he rushed a career-high 18 times for 43 yards and one TD and caught four passes for 16 yards ... Carried the ball nine times vs. Minnesota for 43 yards and one TD while also catching two passes for 12 yards ... Gained 24 yards on two carries at Syracuse, including a career-long 25-yard scamper ... Against Eastern Michigan, ran seven times for a net gain of five yards and caught two passes for seven yards ... Rushed six times for 48 yards and two touchdowns in his collegiate debut against Towson ... Scored on runs of 2 and 22 yards vs. the Tigers. A. FIELDS’ GAME-BY-GAME STATs 2009 Game Rush Yds TD Rec TOWSON 6 48 2 0 EASTERN MICHIGAN 7 5 0 2 at Syracuse 2 24 0 0 MINNESOTA 9 43 1 2 at Purdue 18 43 1 4 MIAMI (OHIO) 11 27 0 0 at Michigan State 2 5 0 0 INDIANA 5 10 0 1 PENN STATE 1 5 0 1 at Iowa 1 6 0 0 at Illinois 9 50 1 1 WISCONSIN 8 28 0 5 A. FIELDS’ CAREER STATS RUSHING Year G Att Yds TD Lg 2009 12 79 294 5 25 TOTALS 12 79 294 5 25 RECEIVING Year G Rec 2009 12 16 TOTALS 12 16

Yds TD 0 0 7 0 0 0 12 0 16 0 0 0 0 0 6 0 6 0 0 0 1 0 23 0

Redshirt freshman ... 23 catches for 199 yards (8.7 ypc) ... One catch for 14 yards vs. Wisconsin ... Caught two passes for 14 yards at Illinois ... One grab for seven yards against Penn State ... One catch for eight yards vs. Indiana ... Member of the starting lineup at Michigan State ... Caught one pass for eight yards vs. Miami ... One catch for 11 yards at Purdue ... Four catches for 43 yards against Minnesota ... Scored his first career touchdown in the fourth quarter at Syracuse and finished with 39 yards on five catches ... Caught a team-high four passes totaling 25 yards against Eastern Michigan ... Three receptions for 30 yards— including a long of 14 yards—in his collegiate debut against Towson. D. FIELDS’ GAME-BY-GAME STATs 2009 Game Rec Yds TD Rush TOWSON 3 30 0 0 EASTERN MICHIGAN 4 25 0 0 at Syracuse 5 39 1 0 MINNESOTA 4 43 0 0 at Purdue 1 11 0 0 MIAMI (OHIO) 1 8 0 0 at Michigan State 0 0 0 0 INDIANA 1 8 0 0 PENN STATE 1 7 0 0 at Iowa 0 0 0 0 at Illinois 2 14 0 0 WISCONSIN 1 14 0 0

Avg/C 4.4 4.4

6-0 • 195 • Jr. Wide Receiver Bolingbrook, Ill. Bolingbrook

Avg/G 5.9 5.9

Yds TD 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

D. FIELDS’ CAREER STATS RECEIVING Year G Rec Yds TD Lg Rec/G 2009 12 23 199 1 14 1.9 TOTALS 12 23 199 1 14 1.9

Carl fisher

Avg/G 24.5 24.5

Career GP: 12 GS: 5 2009 GP: 12 GS: 5

2009

2009 Scouting Report Avg/C 3.7 3.7

Yds TD Lg Rec/G 71 0 12 1.3 71 0 12 1.3

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6-0 • 205 • R-Fr. Wide Receiver Dallas, Texas South Oak Cliff

Avg/G 12.4 13.5 12.9

arby fields

demetrius fields

PR 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Avg/C 8.7 8.7

Yds 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Avg/G 16.6 16.6

15 Career GP: 16 GS: 0 2009 GP: 16 GS: 0

Redshirt junior ... Recipient of team’s Rashidi Wheeler Award (named in honor of former Wildcat safety) ... Contributes on offense and on special teams for NU.

Northwestern Player Bios kevin frymire 6-1 • 180 • Sr. Wide Receiver Burr Ridge, Ill. Nazareth Academy

81 Career GP: 16 GS: 0 2009 GP: 8 GS: 0

2009

Graduate student ... Former walk-on who earned a scholarship in September 2009 ... Caught his first career pass for a 16-yard gain at Syracuse ... Academic All-Big Ten.

Roderick goodlow 6-2 • 215 • Fr. Outside Linebacker Dallas, Texas W.H. Adamson

48 Career GP: 7 GS: 0 2009 GP: 7 GS: 0

2009

True freshman ... Contributes on special teams coverage units ... Seven tackles on the season, including two in season finale vs. Wisconsin.

keegan grant 6-2 • 300 • Jr. Offensive Line Coal City, Ill. Coal City

63 Career GP: 26 GS: 6 2009 GP: 12 GS: 6

2009

Redshirt junior ... Started seven games this season at right guard, including the last six.

adam hahn 6-4 • 290 • Sr. Defensive Tackle Hartford, Wis. Hartford Union 2009

79 Career GP: 46 GS: 33 2009 GP: 10 GS: 6

Graduate student ... Recipient of team’s Marcel Price Award (given to the player who best exhibits the enthusiasm and dedication to the Wildcat program and is symbolic of Marcel’s desire) ... Started 33 career games ... Missed first two games

of 2009 with a foot injury (from the previous spring) ... One stop vs. Wisconsin and at Illinois ... Two tackles against both Iowa and Penn State ... Posted five stops and 1.5 TFL’s at Michigan State ... Started for the first time this season vs. Miami and notched two tackles ... Recorded his first sack of the season at Purdue ... Two stops and 0.5 TFL’s vs. Minnesota ... One tackle at Syracuse ... Academic All-Big Ten. HAHN’S GAME-BY-GAME STATs 2006 Game Solo Ast Tot TFL Sacks PBU at Miami (Ohio) 0 0 0 0/0 0/0 0 NEW HAMPSHIRE 1 1 2 0.5/3 0/0 1 EASTERN MICHIGAN 0 0 0 0/0 0/0 0 at Nevada 0 1 1 0/0 0/0 0 at Penn State 1 3 4 1.0/3 0/0 0 at Wisconsin 2 2 4 1.0/6 0/0 0 PURDUE 1 3 4 1.0/10 0/0 0 MICHIGAN STATE 0 2 2 0/0 0/0 0 at Michigan 1 0 1 0/0 0/0 0 at Iowa 1 3 4 0/0 0/0 0 OHIO STATE 2 1 3 0/0 0/0 0 ILLINOIS 2 1 3 0/0 0/0 0

Int QBH 0/0 0 0/0 0 0/0 0 0/0 0 0/0 0 0/0 0 0/0 0 0/0 0 0/0 0 0/0 0 0/0 0 0/0 0

2007 Game Solo Ast Tot TFL Sacks PBU NORTHEASTERN 0 2 2 0.5/1 0/0 0 NEVADA 3 3 6 1.0/1 0/0 0 DUKE 0 3 3 1.0/3 0/0 0 at Ohio State 1 2 3 0/0 0/0 0 MICHIGAN 1 2 3 0/0 0/0 0 at Michigan State 0 1 1 0.5/1 0/0 0 MINNESOTA 1 2 3 0/0 0/0 1 at Eastern Michigan 2 0 2 0/0 0/0 0 at Purdue 2 0 2 0/0 0/0 1 IOWA 1 3 4 0/0 0/0 0 INDIANA 0 2 2 0/0 0/0 0 at Illinois 1 1 2 0/0 0/0 0

Int QBH 0/0 0 0/0 1 0/0 1 0/0 0 0/0 0 0/0 0 0/0 0 0/0 0 0/0 0 0/0 0 0/0 0 0/0 0

2008 Game Solo Ast Tot TFL Sacks PBU SYRACUSE 0 2 2 0/0 0/0 0 at Duke 0 0 0 0/0 0/0 0 SIU 1 0 1 0/0 0/0 0 OHIO 0 0 0 0/0 0/0 0 at Iowa 0 0 0 0/0 0/0 0 MICHIGAN STATE 0 1 1 0/0 0/0 0 PURDUE 0 0 0 0/0 0/0 1 at Indiana DNP at Minnesota 0 0 0 0/0 0/0 0 OHIO STATE 0 0 0 0/0 0/0 0 at Michigan 1 0 1 0/0 0/0 0 ILLINOIS 0 3 3 1.0/2 0.5/2 0 vs. Missouri 0 3 3 0/0 0/0 0 2009 Game Solo Ast Tot TFL Sacks PBU TOWSON DNP EASTERN MICHIGAN DNP at Syracuse 1 0 1 0/0 0/0 0 MINNESOTA 1 1 2 0.5/1 0/0 0 at Purdue 1 0 1 1.0/2 1.0/2 0 MIAMI (OHIO) 1 1 2 0/0 0/0 0 at Michigan State 1 4 5 1.5/3 0/0 0 INDIANA 0 0 0 0/0 0/0 0 PENN STATE 1 1 2 0/0 0/0 0 at Iowa 1 1 2 0/0 0/0 0 at Illinois 1 0 1 0/0 0/0 0 WISCONSIN 1 0 1 0/0 0/0 0

Int QBH 0/0 0 0/0 0 0/0 0 0/0 0 0/0 0 0/0 0 0/0 0 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0

0 0 0 0 0

Int QBH

0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0

0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

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Northwestern Player Bios HAHN’S CAREER STATS TACKLES Year G UA A Total TFL Yds PD FF FR Blkd Int Yds 2006 12 11 17 28 3.5 22 1 0 0 1 0 0 2007 12 12 21 33 3.0 6 2 0 0 0 0 0 2008 11 2 6 8 1.0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 2009 10 9 8 17 3.0 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 TOTALS 46 34 55 89 10.5 36 4 0 0 1 0 0

ben johnson 6-4 • 220 • So. Linebacker Trevor, Wis. Shoreland Lutheran

35 Career GP: 20 GS: 6 2009 GP: 8 GS: 6

2009

Redshirt sophomore ... 22 tackles (3.5 for loss) in 2009 ... Missed the Iowa and Illinois games and played sparingly vs. Wisconsin due to a leg injury ... Returned to the starting lineup vs. Indiana after missing Miami and Michigan State games with a leg injury and notched six tackles with one TFL and a QB hurry ... Two stops at Purdue ... Finished with five tackles vs. Minnesota, including 0.5 TFL’s ... Stuffed the stat sheet at Syracuse, collecting three tackles, one sack for a 4-yard loss, a forced fumble and a fumble recovery on his way to NU’s defensive player of the game honors ... Against Eastern Michigan, intercepted the first pass of his career and returned it 70 yards for a pick-six ... Named team’s defensive big playmaker vs. EMU ... Finished with four tackles and one TFL against the Eagles ... In his first start vs. Towson, recorded two tackles and one pass breakup. JOHNSON’S CAREER STATS TACKLES Year G UA A Total TFL Yds PD FF FR Blkd Int Yds 2008 12 3 3 6 0.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 2009 8 13 9 22 3.5 7 2 1 1 1 1 70 TOTALS 20 16 12 28 3.5 7 2 1 1 2 1 70

Mike Kafka 6-3 • 220 • Sr. Quarterback Chicago, Ill. St. Rita 2009

13 Career GP: 29 GS: 18 2009 GP: 12 GS: 12

Fifth-year senior ... 2009 co-captain ... 18 career starts (won 11 games as NU’s starting QB) ... Consensus second-team All-Big Ten quarterback selection ... One of 20 players nationally, and one of three Big Ten quarterbacks, named to the Johnny Unitas Golden Arm Award watch list ... Team’s 2009 Offensive Most Valuable Player ... Third in the Big Ten with 241.5 passing yards per game, which ranks 27th nationally ... 13th in the nation in completions per game (22.7) and 13th in completion percentage (.657) ... Second in the Big Ten and 23rd nationally in total offense with 263.6 yards per game ... Ranks first among Big Ten quarterbacks in fewest interceptions thrown (1.69 percent of all attempts) ... Closed regular season with 116 consecutive pass attempts without an interception ... Currently eighth in school history with 4,613 career yards of

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total offense, fourth in single-season total offense (3,163) and third in singleseason passing yardage (2,898) ... Has five 300-yard passing games this season ... Two-time Big Ten Offensive Player of the Week (vs. Syracuse, Wisconsin) ... Named team’s offensive big playmaker following Syracuse, Miami, Michigan State and Illinois games and team’s offensive player of the game vs. Purdue and Wisconsin ... Led NU to a 33-31 win over Wisconsin on Senior Day, throwing for 326 yards on 26-of-40 passing with two TD’s ... At Illinois, threw for 305 yards on 23-of-37 passing and ran for a 1-yard touchdown (12 net rushing yards) ... Started at Iowa and played 47-of-83 snaps due to leg injury suffered vs. Penn State ... Completed 10-of-18 passes for 72 yards in the win over the Hawkeyes, managing the fourth quarter after backup Dan Persa was forced out with a hand injury ... Against Penn State, completed 14-of-18 passes for 128 yards and ran for 42 yards and one touchdown before leaving the game in the second quarter due to a leg injury ... Rallied Northwestern to its biggest comeback win in school history vs. Indiana, erasing a 25-point second-quarter deficit ... Threw for 312 yards and two TD’s on 26-of-46 passing against the Hoosiers while also rushing for 65 yards and one touchdown on 17 carries ... Completed 34-of-47 attempts for 291 yards and threw for a pair of TD’s at Michigan State ... Also ran for for 42 yards on 18 carries vs. the Spartans ... Ran for two touchdowns (the sixth and seventh of his career) and threw for 191 yards on 15-of-31 passing against Miami ... Led NU to a 27-21 win at Purdue after the ’Cats fell behind 21-3 in the second quarter, throwing for 224 yards on 28-of-44 passing while running for the go-ahead touchdown with 2:09 remaining in the game ... Against Minnesota, completed 32-of-47 passes for 309 yards and two TD’s ... Set school and career records at Syracuse by completing his first 16 passes of the game, breaking a 47-year-old Northwestern record for consecutive pass completions ... Also broke Brett Basanez’s school standard for completion percentage, finishing the SU game 35-of-42 (83.3 percent) for 390 yards with three passing TD’s, one rushing (3 yards) and one receiving (24 yards), becoming the first Big Ten player to throw for, run for and catch a touchdown in the same game since Penn State’s Zack Mills on Sept. 4, 2004 ... His 390 passing yards is the 49th-best single-game performance this year by an FBS quarterback ... Against Eastern Michigan, completed 14 of 24 passes for 158 yards and ran five times for 21 yards ... Completed 5-of-7 passes on NU’s final possession against the Eagles, driving NU down the field to set up Stefan Demos’ game-winning field goal ... Threw for 192 yards on 15-of-20 passing and rushed for six yards on six carries in season opener vs. Towson. KAFKA’S GAME-BY-GAME STATs 2006 Game Comp Att at Miami (Ohio) 13 17 NEW HAMPSHIRE 19 32 EASTERN MICHIGAN 10 18 at Nevada 9 21 at Penn State at Wisconsin PURDUE MICHIGAN STATE at Michigan at Iowa OHIO STATE 4 8 ILLINOIS

Int 0 1 1 3 DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP 0 DNP

Yds TD Rush 106 1 17 173 0 11 76 0 5 122 0 12

2007 Game Comp Att NORTHEASTERN 2 2 NEVADA DUKE at Ohio State 0 1 MICHIGAN at Michigan State MINNESOTA at Eastern Michigan at Purdue 0 0 IOWA 0 0 INDIANA at Illinois

Int 11 DNP DNP 0 DNP DNP DNP DNP 0 0 DNP DNP

Yds TD Rush 0 0 0

Yds TD 89 0 42 0 33 1 111 1

(-12)

Yds TD 0 0

0 0

Northwestern Player Bios 2008 Game Comp Att SYRACUSE 0 0 at Duke SIU 1 2 OHIO at Iowa MICHIGAN STATE PURDUE 0 0 at Indiana 1 1 at Minnesota 12 16 OHIO STATE 18 27 at Michigan 0 0 ILLINOIS 0 0 vs. Missouri 2009 Game Comp TOWSON 15 EASTERN MICHIGAN 14 at Syracuse 35 MINNESOTA 32 at Purdue 28 MIAMI (OHIO) 15 at Michigan State 34 INDIANA 26 PENN STATE 14 at Iowa 10 at Illinois 23 WISCONSIN 26

Att 20 24 42 47 44 31 47 46 18 18 37 40

Int 0 DNP 0 DNP DNP DNP 0 0 2 1 0 0 DNP

Yds TD Rush 0 0 2

Int 0 1 1 1 0 1 0 3 0 0 0 0

Yds TD Rush 192 0 6 158 0 5 390 3 13 309 2 12 224 0 18 191 0 15 291 2 18 312 2 17 128 0 8 72 0 4 305 1 7 326 2 7

0 9 143 177 0 0

0 0 2 0 0 0

0 2 27 29 3 3

Yds TD 18 0 3

0 (-21) 217 83 20 1

0 0 0 1 0 0

Yds TD 6 0 21 0 (-7) 1 (-13) 0 39 1 53 2 42 0 65 1 42 1 (-12) 0 12 1 17 0

KAFKA’s CAREER STATS RUSHING Year G Att Yds TD Lg 2006 5 48 263 2 55 2007 4 2 8 0 4 2008 8 68 321 1 53 2009 12 130 265 7 18 TOTALS 29 248 857 10 55

Avg/C 5.5 4.0 4.7 2.0 3.5

Avg/G 52.6 2.0 40.1 22.1 29.6

PASSING Year G Att Cmp Int 2006 5 96 55 5 2007 4 3 2 0 2008 8 46 32 3 2009 12 414 272 7 TOTALS 29 559 361 15

Pct 57.3 66.7 69.6 65.7 64.6

Avg/G Eff. Rat. 98.8 93.5 2.8 97.5 41.2 131.1 241.5 130.7 128.7 124.2

Yds TD Lg 494 1 39 11 0 7 330 2 36 2,898 12 52 3,733 15 52

jordan mabin 5-11 • 180 • So. Cornerback Northfield Center, Ohio Nordonia 2009

vs. Penn State ... Five tackles against Indiana and six stops at Michigan State ... Tied a career high with seven tackles in consecutive games vs. Miami and at Purdue ... Also recovered a fumble at Purdue ... Five tackles against Minnesota ... Tied for team lead with seven tackles at Syracuse ... Picked up four stops against Eastern Michigan ... One tackle vs. Towson. MABIN’S GAME-BY-GAME STATs 2008 Game Solo Ast Tot TFL Sacks PBU Int QBH SYRACUSE 0 1 1 0/0 0/0 0 0/0 0 at Duke 4 1 5 0/0 0/0 1 0/0 0 SIU 0 0 0 0/0 0/0 1 0/0 0 OHIO 6 2 8 1.0/3 0/0 0 1/0 0 at Iowa 2 1 3 0/0 0/0 0 0/0 0 MICHIGAN STATE 4 4 8 0/0 0/0 0 0/0 0 PURDUE 4 2 6 0/0 0/0 0 1/38 0 at Indiana 3 2 5 0/0 0/0 1 0/0 0 at Minnesota 1 0 1 0/0 0/0 0 0/0 0 OHIO STATE 0 4 4 0/0 0/0 1 0/0 0 at Michigan 4 0 4 0/0 0/0 0 1/0 0 ILLINOIS 3 1 4 1.0/1 0/0 1 0/0 0 vs. Missouri 1 2 3 0/0 0/0 0 0/0 0 2009 Game Solo Ast Tot TFL Sacks PBU Int QBH TOWSON 1 0 1 0/0 0/0 0 0/0 0 EASTERN MICHIGAN 4 0 4 0/0 0/0 0 0/0 0 at Syracuse 5 2 7 0/0 0/0 0 0/0 0 MINNESOTA 3 2 5 0/0 0/0 0 0/0 0 at Purdue 5 2 7 0/0 0/0 0 0/0 0 MIAMI (OHIO) 5 2 7 0/0 0/0 0 0/0 0 at Michigan State 4 2 6 0/0 0/0 0 0/0 0 INDIANA 5 0 5 0/0 0/0 0 0/0 0 PENN STATE 6 0 6 0/0 0/0 0 0/0 0 at Iowa 2 4 6 0/0 0/0 0 1/15 0 at Illinois 4 1 5 0/0 0/0 0 0/0 0 WISCONSIN 6 1 7 0/0 0/0 0 1/0 0 MABIN’S CAREER STATS TACKLES Year G UA A Total TFL Yds PD FF FR Blkd Int Yds 2008 13 32 20 52 2.0 4 8 2 1 0 3 38 2009 12 50 16 66 0.0 0 2 0 1 0 2 15 TOTALS 25 82 36 118 2.0 4 10 2 2 0 5 53

niko mafuli

26 Career GP: 25 GS: 23 2009 GP: 12 GS: 12

6-3 • 310 • So. Defensive Tackle Career GP: 10 GS: 0 2009 GP: 10 GS: 0 Florissant, Mo. Saint Louis University High 2009

Redshirt sophomore ... Six total tackles (1.5 for loss) in 2009 ... One tackle at Illinois ... Recorded two stops at Michigan State and assisted on a sack vs. Miami ... Two tackles vs. Towson, including the first sack of his career for a two-yard loss.

Redshirt sophomore ... Starting cornerback with 23 career starts and 66 tackles in 2009 ... Sealed NU’s win over Wisconsin with an interception in the final minute and finished with seven tackles (fifth time in his career with seven tackles) ... Five total tackles at Illinois ... Intercepted his first pass of the season and the fourth of his career at Iowa while recording six tackles ... Posted six tackles

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zeke markshausen 5-11 • 185 • Sr. Wide Receiver Capron, Ill. North Boone

MARKSHAUSEN’S CAREER STATS RECEIVING Year G Rec Yds TD Lg Rec/G 2007 5 0 0 0 0 0.0 2008 9 1 6 0 6 0.1 2009 12 79 774 3 30 6.6 TOTALS 26 80 780 3 30 3.1

kurt mattes 6-6 • 295 • Sr. Offensive Line Larksville, Pa. Wyoming Valley West

Career GP: 26 GS: 9 2009 GP: 12 GS: 9

Avg/C 0.0 6.0 9.8 9.8

Avg/G 0.0 0.7 64.5 30.0

78 Career GP: 28 GS: 20 2009 GP: 8 GS: 6

2009

Graduate student ... ESPN The Magazine first-team Academic All-American and first-team Academic All-District selection ... Second-team All-Big Ten (media) ... Recipient of team’s George W. Ballantine Award (given to a player who demonstrates the enthusiasm and leadership that exemplifies George’s contributions to NU football) ... Former walk-on who earned a scholarship in September 2009 ... Second in Big Ten and 19th nationally with 6.58 catches per game ... Enters the bowl game tied for fourth on NU’s single-season list with 79 receptions ... Becomes the fifth different player in NU history to catch 70 or more passes in a season (D’Wayne Bates did it twice) ... Also ranks sixth in the league with 64.5 receiving yards per contest ... Second in the Big Ten with 7.62 catches per game against conference opponents (69.0 receiving yards per league game) ... Named team’s offensive player of the game vs. Miami, Michigan State and Illinois and offensive big playmaker against Purdue and Indiana ... Threw a 38-yard touchdown pass to Sidney Stewart after catching a screen pass in the second quarter of NU’s 33-31 win over Wisconsin ... Also caught three passes for 37 yards vs. the Badgers ... Led NU with 104 receiving yards on six catches with one touchdown vs. Illinois ... Three catches for 20 yards at Iowa ... Caught a team-best nine passes for 60 yards against Penn State ... Tied for team lead with eight catches in NU’s comeback win over Indiana, compiling 94 yards as well as an over-the-shoulder touchdown catch in the corner of the end zone ... Exploded for 16 catches for 111 yards—both career bests—and his first career TD at Michigan State ... His 16 receptions were the most catches by a Wildcat in 27 years and one off the school record of 17 ... One of only seven players in the FBS to catch at least 16 passes in one game this season ... NU’s leading receiver vs. Miami with five catches for 68 yards ... Caught 10 passes at Purdue in racking up 56 receiving yards ... Led the team in catches (six) and receiving yards (70) vs. Minnesota ... At Syracuse, caught nine passes for a career-best 86 yards, including a career-long 30-yard grab ... Two catches for 38 receiving yards against Eastern Michigan, including a 22-yard grab ... Caught two passes for 30 yards vs. Towson ... Academic All-Big Ten. MARKSHAUSEN’S GAME-BY-GAME STATs 2009 Game Rec Yds TD Rush TOWSON 2 30 0 0 EASTERN MICHIGAN 2 38 0 0 at Syracuse 9 86 0 0 MINNESOTA 6 70 0 0 at Purdue 10 56 0 0 MIAMI (OHIO) 5 68 0 0 at Michigan State 16 111 1 0 INDIANA 8 94 1 1 PENN STATE 9 60 0 1 at Iowa 3 20 0 0 at Illinois 6 104 1 0 WISCONSIN 3 37 0 0

Yds TD 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

PR 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Yds 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

2009

Graduate student ... Started 20 career games, most recently vs. Miami ... Named team’s offensive player of the game vs. Towson ... Academic All-Big Ten.

jeravin matthews 5-11 • 175 • So. Cornerback Canonsburg, Pa. Canon-McMillian

Career GP: 19 GS: 1 2009 GP: 9 GS: 1

2009

True sophomore ... Moved from running back to cornerback after the conclusion of the 2009 regular season ... One of NU’s primary kick returners (21 returns for 357 yards) ... Started his first career game at running back vs. Towson and rushed three times for 11 yards before leaving the game with an ankle injury that forced him to sit out the Eastern Michigan and Syracuse games ... Returned for the Minnesota game and rushed twice for 14 yards while also returning five kickoffs for a career-best 94 yards ... Four kickoff returns for 71 yards at Purdue ... Carried the ball on a reverse play for 16 yards and brought back one kickoff for 24 yards vs. Miami ... One rush for six yards and five kickoff returns for 85 yards at Michigan State ... Two carries for 14 yards and four kickoff returns for 74 yards against Indiana ... Also had two special teams tackles against the Hoosiers ... Returned two kickoffs for nine yards against Penn State ... Did not play at Iowa (due to a personal leave of absence).

joe mauro 6-4 • 220 • Jr. Quarterback Bedford, Texas L.D. Bell 2009

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14 Career GP: 1 GS: 0 2009 GP: 1 GS: 0

Redshirt junior ... Third on the depth chart ... Appeared in a game for the first time against Towson, rushing two times for six yards.

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sherrick McManis 6-1 • 190 • Sr. Cornerback Peoria, Ill. Richwoods

Career GP: 45 GS: 38 2009 GP: 9 GS: 9

2009

True senior ... 2009 co-captain ... First-team All-Big Ten selection by media and second-team all-league choice by coaches ... Team’s 2009 Defensive Most Valuable Player ... 34 tackles and four interceptions this season ... Ranks third in Big Ten and 18th nationally in interceptions (0.44 per game) ... Positioned seventh (tied with two other players) on NU’s career interceptions list with eight ... Had a string of 30 consecutive starts until sitting out Eastern Michigan and Syracuse games with a leg injury ... Wildcats went 7-2 with him in the lineup ... Ranks third on NU’s career pass breakups list with 30 ... Four stops in Senior Day win over Wisconsin ... Sealed NU’s win vs. Illinois with an acrobatic interception in the final minute ... Finished with five tackles vs. the Illini and was named team’s co-defensive big playmaker of the week ... Notched six tackles and one pass breakup in upset of No. 4 Iowa ... One tackle and one pass breakup vs. Indiana before leaving the game with an injury that forced him to sit out the Penn State game ... Posted five stops (four solo) at Michigan State ... One interception vs. Miami ... Also forced a fumble, broke up two passes and had three tackles vs. the RedHawks ... One interception and one tackle at Purdue ... His interception at Purdue jump-started the Wildcats as they reeled off 24 unanswered points following the takeaway and posted a 27-21 win ... Returned from a two-game absence due to injury against Minnesota and tied for second on the team with nine tackles while recording one interception ... One pass breakup vs. Towson ... Academic All-Big Ten. McMANIS’ CAREER STATS TACKLES Year G UA A Total TFL Yds PD FF FR Blkd Int Yds 2006 11 16 6 22 0.0 0 6 1 0 0 1 0 2007 12 51 24 75 6.5 14 7 1 0 0 1 0 2008 13 53 14 67 0.0 0 14 1 0 0 2 0 2009 9 24 10 34 1.5 5 11 1 0 0 4 0 TOTALS 45 144 54 198 8.0 19 38 4 0 0 8 0 KICK RETURNS Year G No. Yds TD Lg 2006 11 28 588 0 47 2007 12 31 718 0 68 2008 13 3 57 0 29 2009 9 0 0 0 0 TOTALS 45 62 1,363 0 68

Avg/R 21.0 23.2 19.0 0.0 22.0

Avg/G 53.5 59.8 4.8 0.0 30.3

Mcmanis’ GAME-BY-GAME STATs 2006 Game Solo Ast Tot TFL Sacks PBU at Miami (Ohio) 0 0 0 0/0 0/0 0 NEW HAMPSHIRE DNP EASTERN MICHIGAN 0 0 0 0/0 0/0 0 at Nevada 1 0 1 0/0 0/0 0 at Penn State 3 0 3 0/0 0/0 0 at Wisconsin 0 1 1 0/0 0/0 0 PURDUE 2 1 3 0/0 0/0 2 MICHIGAN STATE 2 0 2 0/0 0/0 0 at Michigan 2 2 4 0/0 0/0 0 at Iowa 4 1 5 0/0 0/0 1 OHIO STATE 2 1 3 0/0 0/0 2 ILLINOIS 0 0 0 0/0 0/0 0

Int QBH 0/0 0 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 1/0 0/0

0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

2007 Game Solo Ast Tot TFL Sacks PBU NORTHEASTERN 6 4 10 2.0/5 0/0 0 NEVADA 7 1 8 1.0/2 0/0 0 DUKE 2 2 4 0/0 0/0 0 at Ohio State 2 0 2 0/0 0/0 1 MICHIGAN 5 2 7 0/0 0/0 2 at Michigan State 2 3 5 0/0 0/0 0 MINNESOTA 6 3 9 0/0 0/0 1 at Eastern Michigan 2 4 6 0.5/3 0/0 0 at Purdue 6 0 6 1.0/1 0/0 0 IOWA 7 1 8 2.0/3 1.0/2 1 INDIANA 3 3 6 0/0 0/0 1 at Illinois 3 1 4 0/0 0/0 0

Int QBH 0/0 0 0/0 0 0/0 0 1/0 0 0/0 0 0/0 0 0/0 0 0/0 1 0/0 0 0/0 0 0/0 0 0/0 0

2008 Game Solo Ast Tot TFL Sacks PBU SYRACUSE 4 0 4 0/0 0/0 1 at Duke 9 1 10 0/0 0/0 1 SIU 2 1 3 0/0 0/0 1 OHIO 3 1 4 0/0 0/0 1 at Iowa 8 3 11 0/0 0/0 1 MICHIGAN STATE 4 0 4 0/0 0/0 1 PURDUE 4 1 5 0/0 0/0 1 at Indiana 5 1 6 0/0 0/0 1 at Minnesota 7 1 8 0/0 0/0 0 OHIO STATE 0 1 1 0/0 0/0 0 at Michigan 3 0 3 0/0 0/0 3 ILLINOIS 4 1 5 0/0 0/0 1 vs. Missouri 0 3 3 0/0 0/0 0

Int QBH 0/0 0 0/0 0 0/0 0 0/0 0 0/0 0 0/0 0 1/0 0 0/0 0 0/0 0 0/0 0 0/0 0 1/0 0 0/0 0

2009 Game Solo Ast Tot TFL Sacks PBU TOWSON 0 0 0 0/0 0/0 1 EASTERN MICHIGAN DNP at Syracuse DNP MINNESOTA 2 7 9 0/0 0/0 1 at Purdue 1 0 1 0/0 0/0 0 MIAMI (OHIO) 3 0 3 0/0 0/0 2 at Michigan State 4 1 5 0/0 0/0 0 INDIANA 1 0 1 0/0 0/0 1 PENN STATE DNP at Iowa 5 1 6 0.5/1 0/0 1 at Illinois 4 1 5 1.0/4 0/0 0 WISCONSIN 4 0 4 0/0 0/0 1

Int QBH 0/0 0

1/0 1/0 1/0 0/0 0/0

0 0 0 0 0

0/0 1/0 0/0

0 0 0

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bryce mcnaul 6-4 • 230 • So. Linebacker Eden Prairie, Minn. Eden Prairie

KEVIN mITCHELL 6-1 • 215 • Sr. Wide Receiver Skokie, Ill. Notre Dame

Career GP: 11 GS: 1 2009 GP: 6 GS: 1

2009

Redshirt sophomore ... Two tackles vs. Minnesota and one stop in season-opener against Towson ... Suffered a leg injury late in the game against Minnesota and missed six games before returning at Illinois, where he posted two tackles ... Also started and notched one tackle vs. Wisconsin ... The Wisconsin start was the first of his career ... Academic All-Big Ten.

Graduate student ... Former walk-on who earned a scholarship in September 2009 ... Injury kept him sidelined much of the season ... Academic All-Big Ten.

brian mULROE 6-4 • 280 • R-Fr. Offensive Line Glenview, Ill. Loyola Academy

Career GP: 3 GS: 0 2009 GP: 3 GS: 0

Redshirt freshman ... Missed first eight games with an injury ... Made first collegiate appearance at offensive guard against Penn State (20 plays).

al Netter 6-6 • 300 • So. Offensive Line Rohnert Park, Calif. Cardinal Newman

2009

True senior ... Reserve superback ... Scored his second career TD and caught a career-best four passes for 38 yards vs. Minnesota (came into his senior season with 34 career receiving yards) ... Touchdown came in the third quarter on a juggling catch in the corner of the end zone to give NU its first lead of the game.

Avg/C 0.0 14.0 3.0 9.5 9.0

Avg/G 0.0 2.3 0.5 3.2 1.5

75 Career GP: 25 GS: 25 2009 GP: 12 GS: 12

2009

Redshirt sophomore ... Starting left tackle ... 25 consecutive career starts ... Honorable mention All-Big Ten selection by coaches and media ... Named team’s offensive player of the game vs. Penn State ... Academic All-Big Ten.

david nwabuisi 6-0 • 245 • R-Fr. Linebacker Houston, Texas Episcopal 2009

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2009

6-3 • 250 • Sr. Superback Career GP: 47 GS: 5 2009 GP: 12 GS: 2 Twinsburg, Ohio Western Reserve Academy

B. MITCHELL’s CAREER STATS RECEIVING Year G Rec Yds TD Lg Rec/G 2006 11 0 0 0 0 0.0 2007 12 2 28 0 25 0.2 2008 12 2 6 1 5 0.2 2009 12 4 38 1 13 0.3 TOTALS 47 8 72 2 25 0.2

Career GP: 11 GS: 0 2009 GP: 1 GS: 0

2009

McNAUL’S CAREER STATS TACKLES Year G UA A Total TFL Yds PD FF FR Blkd Int Yds 2008 5 0 2 2 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2009 6 2 4 6 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 TOTALS 11 2 6 8 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

brendan mITCHELL

33 Career GP: 11 GS: 1 2009 GP: 11 GS: 1

Redshirt freshman ... One TFL against Indiana ... Posted four tackles against Syracuse in his first career start, replacing an injured Nate Williams at linebacker ... Eight total tackles (seven solo) in 2009.

Northwestern Player Bios NWABUISI’S CAREER STATS TACKLES Year G UA A Total TFL Yds PD FF FR Blkd Int Yds 2009 11 7 1 8 1.0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 TOTALS 11 7 1 8 1.0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0

john henry pace 5-11 • 215 • Jr. Long Snapper Hinsdale, Ill. Hinsdale Central

PERSA’S CAREER STATS RUSHING Year G Att Yds TD Lg 2008 11 2 (-2) 0 0 2009 9 49 167 0 25 TOTALS 20 51 165 0 25 PASSING Year G 2008 11 2009 9 TOTALS 20

6-4 • 215 • So. Safety Pickerington, Ohio Pickerington Central

2009

Redshirt junior ... Handles all long snapping duties on punts and place-kicks ... Academic All-Big Ten.

6-1 • 210 • So. Quarterback Bethlehem, Pa. Liberty

Career GP: 20 GS: 0 2009 GP: 9 GS: 0

Redshirt sophomore ... Academic All-America nominee ... Rushed seven times for 23 yards at Illinois ... Played most of the second and third quarters in upset of No. 4 Iowa before being forced to leave the game with a hand injury ... Led NU in rushing vs. the Hawkeyes (67 yards on 17 attempts) and completed 5-of-9 passes for 37 yards, including the go-ahead 4-yard TD pass to Drake Dunsmore ... Entered NU’s game vs. Penn State in the second quarter to replace an injured Mike Kafka and threw for 115 yards on 14-of-23 passing while also rushing 14 times for 42 yards on the ground ... Named team’s offensive big playmaker against Penn State ... Four rushing yards on two carries at Michigan State ... One carry for two yards against Miami ... Saw action at Syracuse, carrying the ball twice for eight yards ... One carry for five yards against Eastern Michigan ... Played quarterback for the first time vs. Towson, completing a 72-yard touchdown pass to Andrew Brewer in the second quarter for his first career completion and scoring pass ... Academic All-Big Ten.

Yds TD Rush 72 1 2 0 0 1 0 0 2

Avg/G Eff. Rat. 0.0 0.0 24.9 121.8 11.2 121.8

10 Career GP: 25 GS: 7 2009 GP: 12 GS: 5

2009

PERSA’S GAME-BY-GAME STATs 2009 Game Comp Att Int TOWSON 1 2 1 EASTERN MICHIGAN 0 0 0 at Syracuse 0 0 0 MINNESOTA DNP at Purdue 0 0 0 MIAMI (OHIO) 0 0 0 at Michigan State 0 0 0 INDIANA DNP PENN STATE 14 23 0 at Iowa 5 9 1 at Illinois 0 0 0 WISCONSIN DNP

Yds TD Lg Pct 0 0 0 00.0 224 2 72 58.8 224 2 72 58.8

Avg/G (-0.2) 18.6 8.2

brian peters

Career GP: 12 GS: 0 2009 GP: 12 GS: 0

dan persa

Att Cmp Int 0 0 0 34 20 2 34 20 2

Avg/C (-1.0) 3.4 3.2

Yds TD 7 0 5 0 8 0

0 0 0

3 1 2

9 2 4

0 0 0

115 37 0

0 1 0

14 17 7

42 67 23

0 0 0

Redshirt sophomore ... Started five of the last six games at safety in place of an injured Brendan Smith ... Also a key member of NU’s nickel package on defense ... 63 total tackles and two interceptions in 2009 ... Rang up nine tackles vs. Wisconsin and helped NU clinch a 33-31 win over Wisconsin by recovering a John Clay fumble late in the fourth quarter ... Posted seven tackles (one TFL) and a forced fumble at Illinois ... Three stops at Iowa ... One tackle vs. Penn State ... Against Indiana, led the defense with seven tackles and recorded one forced fumble and one pass breakup ... At Michigan State, started in place of Smith and set a career high while tying for the team lead with 11 tackles ... Also assisted on one TFL and was named team’s defensive player of the game vs. the Spartans ... Against Miami, recorded eight stops, one interception and a fumble recovery (his second in as many games) which he returned 27 yards ... At Purdue, recovered one fumble and had two tackles ... Credited with five tackles vs. Minnesota ... Collected five tackles and one pass breakup at Syracuse ... Three tackles vs. Eastern Michigan—including one TFL—in addition to the second interception of his career ... Notched two tackles vs. Towson ... Academic All-Big Ten. PETERS’ GAME-BY-GAME STATs 2008 Game Solo Ast Tot TFL Sacks PBU SYRACUSE 0 1 1 0/0 0/0 0 at Duke 1 2 3 1.0/1 0/0 0 SIU 2 0 2 0/0 0/0 0 OHIO 0 0 0 0/0 0/0 0 at Iowa 0 0 0 0/0 0/0 1 MICHIGAN STATE 0 1 1 0/0 0/0 0 PURDUE 0 2 2 0/0 0/0 0 at Indiana 1 0 1 0/0 0/0 0 at Minnesota 5 0 5 0/0 0/0 0 OHIO STATE 4 1 5 0/0 0/0 0 at Michigan 6 1 7 1.0/3 0/0 0 ILLINOIS 2 1 3 0/0 0/0 0 vs. Missouri 3 2 5 0/0 0/0 0

Int QBH 0/0 0 0/0 0 0/0 0 0/0 0 0/0 0 0/0 0 0/0 0 0/0 0 0/0 0 0/0 0 0/0 0 0/0 0 1/0 0

2009 Game Solo Ast Tot TFL Sacks PBU TOWSON 1 1 2 0/0 0/0 0 EASTERN MICHIGAN 2 1 3 1.0/3 0/0 0 at Syracuse 3 2 5 0/0 0/0 1 MINNESOTA 4 1 5 0/0 0/0 0 at Purdue 1 1 2 0/0 0/0 0

Int QBH 0/0 0 1/0 0 0/0 0 0/0 0 0/0 0

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2 3 5 1 1 6 5

6 8 2 0 2 1 4

8 11 7 1 3 7 9

0/0 0.5/2 0/0 0/0 0/0 1.0/1 0.5/1

0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0

0 0 1 0 0 0 0

1/8 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0

0 0 0 0 0 0 0

PETERS’ CAREER STATS TACKLES Year G UA A Total TFL Yds PD FF FR Blkd Int Yds 2008 13 24 11 35 2.0 4 2 1 1 0 1 0 2009 12 34 29 63 3.0 7 4 2 3 0 2 8 TOTALS 25 58 40 98 5.0 11 6 3 4 0 3 8

brad phillips 6-4 • 215 • Sr. Safety Export, Pa. Franklin Regional

17 Career GP: 49 GS: 33 2009 GP: 12 GS: 11

2009

True senior ... Has started 33 career games at safety ... Named first-team All-Big Ten by coaches and second-team all-league by media ... Recipient of team’s Randy Walker Wildcat Warrior Award (given to a player who demonstrates the work ethic, toughness and attitude of a warrior) ... Team-leading 84 tackles on the year with 5.0 TFL’s and 3.0 sacks ... Ranks in a tie for 16th in the Big Ten with 7.0 tackles per game and tied for fourth with four forced fumbles ... Ranks 14th nationally in forced fumbles per game ... Has been named team’s defensive big playmaker in Syracuse and Miami games and team’s defensive player of the game vs. Purdue and Wisconsin ... Set a season high and led NU’s defense with 12 tackles (11 solo) and one sack in Senior Day win over Wisconsin ... Six tackles at Illinois ... Led the defense with 10 tackles at Iowa and forced his fourth fumble of the year ... Recorded six stops and one QB hurry vs. Penn State ... Saw his string of 28 straight starts snapped vs. Indiana due to injury, but did play in the game and racked up six tackles with one TFL ... Three tackles at Michigan State before leaving the game in the first half with an upper body injury ... 11 tackles—including one sack—against Miami ... Notched six tackles, two forced fumbles and one fumble recovery at Purdue ... Seven stops and one pass breakup vs. Minnesota ... Led the defense with seven tackles at Syracuse while also forcing a fumble, posting his second career sack and recording his fifth career interception ... Six tackles against Eastern Michigan ... Recorded four tackles (two solo) in season-opener vs. Towson ... Academic All-Big Ten. PHILLIPS’ CAREER STATS TACKLES Year G UA A Total TFL Yds PD FF FR Blkd Int Yds 2006 12 5 2 7 0.0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2007 12 32 23 55 1.5 3 5 1 0 0 1 0 2008 13 56 53 109 6.0 23 9 2 0 0 3 4 2009 12 50 34 84 5.0 27 3 4 1 0 1 23 TOTALS 49 143 112 255 12.5 53 18 7 1 0 5 27

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PHILLIPS’ GAME-BY-GAME STATs 2006 Game Solo Ast Tot TFL Sacks PBU at Miami (Ohio) 0 0 0 0/0 0/0 0 NEW HAMPSHIRE 1 0 1 0/0 0/0 0 EASTERN MICHIGAN 1 0 1 0/0 0/0 0 at Nevada 0 0 0 0/0 0/0 0 at Penn State 1 0 1 0/0 0/0 0 at Wisconsin 0 1 1 0/0 0/0 0 PURDUE 0 0 0 0/0 0/0 0 MICHIGAN STATE 2 1 3 0/0 0/0 0 at Michigan 0 0 0 0/0 0/0 0 at Iowa 0 0 0 0/0 0/0 0 OHIO STATE 0 0 0 0/0 0/0 1 ILLINOIS 0 0 0 0/0 0/0 0

Int QBH 0/0 0 0/0 0 0/0 0 0/0 0 0/0 0 0/0 0 0/0 0 0/0 0 0/0 0 0/0 0 0/0 0 0/0 0

2007 Game Solo Ast Tot TFL Sacks PBU NORTHEASTERN 2 2 4 0/0 0/0 2 NEVADA 1 3 4 0/0 0/0 1 DUKE 0 0 0 0/0 0/0 0 at Ohio State 0 1 1 0/0 0/0 0 MICHIGAN 1 3 4 0/0 0/0 0 at Michigan State 4 3 7 0/0 0/0 0 MINNESOTA 3 6 9 1.0/2 0/0 0 at Eastern Michigan 4 1 5 0/0 0/0 0 at Purdue 8 0 8 0/0 0/0 0 IOWA 2 1 3 0.5/1 0/0 1 INDIANA 2 2 4 0/0 0/0 0 at Illinois 5 1 6 0/0 0/0 0

Int QBH 0/0 0 0/0 0 0/0 0 0/0 0 0/0 0 0/0 0 0/0 0 1/0 0 0/0 0 0/0 0 0/0 0 0/0 0

2008 Game Solo Ast Tot TFL Sacks PBU SYRACUSE 1 4 5 0/0 0/0 0 at Duke 3 4 7 0/0 0/0 0 SIU 4 3 7 0.5/1 0/0 0 OHIO 5 3 8 0.5/1 0/0 2 at Iowa 7 4 11 2.0/10 1.0/8 0 MICHIGAN STATE 3 11 14 0.5/1 0/0 0 PURDUE 5 2 7 0/0 0/0 0 at Indiana 5 3 8 0/0 0/0 2 at Minnesota 6 2 8 0.5/1 0/0 0 OHIO STATE 5 5 10 0.5/5 0/0 0 at Michigan 5 2 7 0/0 0/0 1 ILLINOIS 6 3 9 1.5/4 0.5/4 1 vs. Missouri 1 7 8 0/0 0/0 0

Int QBH 0/0 0 0/0 0 0/0 0 1/0 0 0/0 0 0/0 0 1/0 0 0/0 0 0/0 0 0/0 0 0/0 0 0/0 1 1/4 0

2009 Game Solo Ast Tot TFL Sacks PBU Int QBH TOWSON 2 2 4 0/0 0/0 0 0/0 0 EASTERN MICHIGAN 5 1 6 0/0 0/0 0 0/0 0 at Syracuse 7 0 7 1.0/6 1.0/6 0 1/23 0 MINNESOTA 1 6 7 0/0 0/0 1 0/0 0 at Purdue 4 2 6 0/0 0/0 0 0/0 0 MIAMI (OHIO) 6 5 11 1.0/7 1.0/7 0 0/0 1 at Michigan State 1 2 3 0/0 0/0 0 0/0 0 INDIANA 4 2 6 1.0/1 0/0 0 0/0 0 PENN STATE 5 1 6 0/0 0/0 0 0/0 1 at Iowa 3 7 10 0/0 0/0 0 0/0 0 at Illinois 1 5 6 0/0 0/0 0 0/0 0 WISCONSIN 11 1 12 2.0/13 1.0/8 1 0/0 1

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stone pinckney 6-0 • 225 • R-Fr. Linebacker Columbia, S.C. Hammond School

Career GP: 3 GS: 0 2009 GP: 3 GS: 0

2009

Redshirt freshman ... One tackle vs. Eastern Michigan and a career-best two stops against Towson.

josh rooks 6-6 • 265 • Jr. Superback Zeeland, Mich. Holland Christian

Career GP: 37 GS: 9 2009 GP: 12 GS: 4

2009

True junior ... Academic All-America candidate ... Started three games this year ... Two catches for 11 yards at Purdue ... Caught a career-long 23-yard pass at Syracuse ... Named NU’s special teams player of the game vs. the Orange ... Academic All-Big Ten. ROOKS’ CAREER STATS RECEIVING Year G Rec Yds TD Lg Rec/G 2007 12 1 7 0 7 0.1 2008 13 7 46 2 12 0.5 2009 12 3 34 0 23 0.2 TOTALS 37 11 87 2 23 0.3

jacob schmidt 5-10 • 200 • So. Running Back Rhinelander, Wis. Rhinelander 2009

Avg/C 7.0 6.6 11.3 7.9

times for 30 yards and catching a career-best four passes for 46 yards ... Set career highs for carries (13) and yards (61) against Eastern Michigan ... Carried four times for 18 yards vs. Towson and scored the first touchdown of his career on a 2-yard run in the first quarter ... Academic All-Big Ten. SCHMIDT’S GAME-BY-GAME STATs 2009 Game Rush Yds TD Rec TOWSON 4 17 1 0 EASTERN MICHIGAN 13 61 0 0 at Syracuse 10 30 0 4 MINNESOTA 6 20 0 3 at Purdue 2 2 0 3 MIAMI (OHIO) 10 29 0 1 at Michigan State DNP INDIANA 0 0 0 0 PENN STATE 2 7 0 1 at Iowa 3 5 0 1 at Illinois 5 10 0 1 WISCONSIN 1 0 0 0 SCHMIDT’S CAREER STATS RUSHING Year G Att Yds TD Lg 2008 13 2 4 0 3 2009 11 56 181 1 13 TOTALS 24 58 185 1 13 RECEIVING Year G Rec 2008 13 0 2009 11 14 TOTALS 24 14

39 Career GP: 24 GS: 2 2009 GP: 11 GS: 2

Redshirt sophomore ... Former walk-on who earned a scholarship in September 2009 ... Two starts at running back this season (181 yards on 56 carries) ... Named team’s special teams player of the week vs. Miami (Ohio) and co-special teams player of the week vs. Iowa and Wisconsin ... Three tackles in win over the Badgers ... Five carries for 10 yards and one catch for 12 yards at Illinois ... One catch for seven yards and two special teams tackles at Iowa ... Two carries for seven yards to go with one catch for 10 yards vs. Penn State ... Against Miami, carried 10 times for 29 yards and caught a career-long 25-yard pass from Mike Kafka ... At Purdue, caught two passes for 37 yards—including a long reception of 17 yards—and carried the ball twice for two yards ... Six carries for 20 yards vs. Minnesota ... Started for the first time in his career at Syracuse, rushing 10

0 10 7 12 0

Avg/C 2.0 3.2 3.2

Yds TD Lg Rec/G 0 0 0 0.0 147 0 29 1.3 147 0 29 0.6

stephen simmons

Avg/G 0.6 3.5 2.8 2.4

Yds TD 0 0 0 0 46 0 10 0 37 0 25 0 0 0 0 0 0

Avg/G 0.3 16.5 7.7 Avg/C 0.0 10.5 10.5

Avg/G 0.0 13.4 6.1

5-8 • 185 • Jr. Running Back Career GP: 28 GS: 6 2009 GP: 8 GS: 3 St. Louis, Mo. Saint Louis University High 2009

Redshirt junior ... Averaging 100.5 all-purpose yards per game ... Fourth on NU’s all-time list for yards per kickoff return (24.5) ... Named team’s special teams player of the week vs. Towson and co-special team’s player of the week vs. Iowa and Wisconsin ... Sat out the Syracuse, Minnesota and Purdue games due to injury ... Against Wisconsin, returned four kickoffs for a season-best 155 yards, including a long return of 64 yards ... Returned one kickoff for 29 yards at Illinois ... Brought back three kickoffs for 46 yards and rushed six times for 11 yards at Iowa ... Returned five kickoffs for 121 yards vs. Penn State, including a long return of 44 yards ... Also ran three times for eight yards against the Nittany Lions ... Five rushes for 25 yards and three catches for 11 yards at Michigan State ... Returned from injury for the Miami game and carried the ball twice for three yards ... Scored a career-best two rushing TDs and racked up 196 all-purpose yards against Eastern Michigan (108 kickoff return yards on five attempts, 73 rushing yards on 13 carries and one catch for 15 yards) ... Against Towson, posted a career-high 77 rushing yards on 18 carries and returned three kickoffs for 82 yards, including a long of 49 yards.

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Northwestern Player Bios SIMMONS’ GAME-BY-GAME STATs 2007 Game Rush Yds TD NORTHEASTERN NEVADA DUKE at Ohio State 3 0 0 MICHIGAN 0 0 0 at Michigan State 0 0 0 MINNESOTA 0 0 0 at Eastern Michigan 1 (-3) 0 at Purdue 0 0 0 IOWA 0 0 0 INDIANA 0 0 0 at Illinois 0 0 0 2008 Game Rush Yds TD SYRACUSE 3 17 0 at Duke 0 0 0 SIU 0 0 0 OHIO DNP at Iowa DNP MICHIGAN STATE DNP PURDUE 1 2 0 at Indiana 0 0 0 at Minnesota 0 0 0 OHIO STATE 14 34 0 at Michigan 22 56 1 ILLINOIS 22 69 1 vs. Missouri 0 0 0 2009 Game Rush Yds TD TOWSON 18 77 0 EASTERN MICHIGAN 13 73 2 at Syracuse DNP MINNESOTA DNP at Purdue DNP MIAMI (OHIO) 2 3 0 at Michigan State 5 23 0 INDIANA DNP PENN STATE 3 8 0 at Iowa 6 11 0 at Illinois 4 8 0 WISCONSIN 5 23 0

KR DNP DNP DNP 3 3 4 0 0 0 1 1 0

Yds TD

KR 2 2 0

Yds TD 63 0 32 0 0 0

3 1 3 3 1 3 5

KR 3 5

131 99 75 0 0 0 5 11 0

76 35 68 57 16 54 108

0 0

5 3 1 4

121 46 29 155

0 0 0 0

Avg/R 26.8 22.1 25.8 24.5

Avg/G 32.1 50.9 67.6 49.0

RUSHING Year G No. 2007 10 4 2008 10 62 2009 8 56 TOTALS 28 122

Avg/R -0.8 2.9 4.0 3.3

Avg/G -0.3 17.8 28.2 14.3

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0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Yds TD 82 0 108 0

SIMMONS’ CAREER STATS KICK RETURNS Year G No. Yds TD Lg 2007 10 12 321 1 99 2008 10 23 509 0 40 2009 8 21 541 0 64 TOTALS 28 56 1,371 1 99 Yds TD Lg -3 0 3 178 2 21 226 2 18 401 4 21

1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

brendan smith 6-1 • 210 • Sr. Safety Andover, Mass. New Hampton Prep

Career GP: 45 GS: 39 2009 GP: 7 GS: 7

2009

Fifth-year senior ... 2009 co-captain ... Becomes first player in NU history to play in three bowl games ... Named a captain for a second consecutive year, making him the eighth player in NU history to be a repeat captain ... Suffered a broken thumb late in the first half of the Miami game that forced him to miss five of the last six games ... Averaging 6.6 yards per punt return this season ... Ranks in a tie for ninth on NU’s all-time career interceptions list with seven ... Active career leader in the Big Ten with two interception returns for touchdowns ... Returned to the starting lineup vs. Penn State and recorded two tackles and one pass breakup ... One tackle vs. Miami before leaving the game with a hand injury sustained during the first half ... Three stops at Purdue ... Team leader with 10 stops (seven solo) vs. Minnesota ... Four tackles at Syracuse ... Led the defense with 12 tackles (five solo) vs. Eastern Michigan ... Named team’s defensive player of the game vs. EMU ... Recorded three stops and a pass breakup vs. Towson. SMITH’s GAME-BY-GAME STATs 2005 Game Solo Ast Tot TFL Sacks PBU Int QBH OHIO 0 0 0 0/0 0/0 0 0/0 0 NORTHERN ILLINOIS 2 3 5 0/0 0/0 0 0/0 0 at Arizona State 2 1 3 0/0 0/0 0 0/0 0 PENN STATE 3 6 9 0/0 0/0 0 0/0 0 WISCONSIN 2 1 3 0/0 0/0 0 1/23 0 at Purdue 4 0 4 0/0 0/0 0 0/0 0 at Michigan State 1 0 1 0/0 0/0 1 1/37 0 MICHIGAN DNP IOWA DNP at Ohio State DNP at Illinois 1 1 2 0/0 0/0 0 0/0 0 vs. UCLA 1 1 2 0/0 0/0 0 0/0 0 2006 Game Solo Ast Tot TFL Sacks PBU Int QBH at Miami (Ohio) 1 1 2 0/0 0/0 2 0/0 0 NEW HAMPSHIRE 5 0 5 0/0 0/0 0 0/0 0 EASTERN MICHIGAN 4 2 6 0/0 0/0 0 0/0 0 at Nevada 3 0 3 0/0 0/0 0 1/35 0 at Penn State 6 6 12 0/0 0/0 2 0/0 0 at Wisconsin 4 3 7 0/0 0/0 0 0/0 1 PURDUE 5 1 6 1.0/4 0/0 0 0/0 0 MICHIGAN STATE 2 3 5 0/0 0/0 0 1/33 0 at Michigan 11 0 11 0/0 0/0 0 0/0 0 at Iowa 3 2 5 0/0 0/0 0 1/14 0 OHIO STATE 1 2 3 0.5/0 0/0 0 0/0 0 ILLINOIS 3 0 3 0/0 0/0 0 0/0 0 2007 Game Solo Ast Tot TFL Sacks PBU NORTHEASTERN DNP (Injury) NEVADA 1 1 2 0/0 0/0 0 DUKE 2 1 3 0/0 0/0 0 at Ohio State 2 2 4 0/0 0/0 0 MICHIGAN DNP at Michigan State DNP MINNESOTA DNP

Int QBH 0/0 0/0 0/0

0 0 0

Northwestern Player Bios at Eastern Michigan at Purdue IOWA INDIANA at Illinois

DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP

2008 Game Solo Ast Tot TFL Sacks PBU Int QBH SYRACUSE 3 2 5 1.0/1 0/0 1 1/26 0 at Duke 5 6 11 0/0 0/0 0 0/0 0 SIU 7 0 7 0/0 0/0 3 0/0 0 OHIO 3 0 3 1.0/3 0/0 1 0/0 0 at Iowa 6 2 8 0/0 0/0 0 0/0 0 MICHIGAN STATE 1 4 5 0/0 0/0 0 0/0 0 PURDUE 5 3 8 0/0 0/0 0 0/0 0 at Indiana 3 1 4 1.0/2 0/0 0 0/0 0 at Minnesota 5 1 6 0/0 0/0 0 1/48 0 OHIO STATE 2 4 6 0/0 0/0 1 0/0 0 at Michigan 3 2 5 0/0 0/0 0 0/0 0 ILLINOIS 5 0 5 0/0 0/0 0 0/0 0 vs. Missouri 2 7 9 0/0 0/0 0 0/0 1 2009 Game Solo Ast Tot TFL Sacks PBU TOWSON 2 1 3 0/0 0/0 1 EASTERN MICHIGAN 5 7 12 0/0 0/0 0 at Syracuse 4 0 4 0/0 0/0 0 MINNESOTA 7 3 10 0/0 0/0 0 at Purdue 2 1 3 0/0 0/0 0 MIAMI (OHIO) 1 0 1 0/0 0/0 0 at Michigan State DNP INDIANA DNP PENN STATE 1 1 2 0/0 0/0 1 at Iowa DNP at Illinois DNP WISCONSIN DNP

Int QBH 0/0 0 0/0 0 0/0 0 0/0 0 0/0 0 0/0 0

0/0

SMITH’s CAREER STATS TACKLES Year G UA A Total TFL Yds PD FF FR Blkd Int Yds 2005 9 16 13 29 0.0 0 3 0 0 0 2 60 2006 12 48 20 68 1.5 4 7 1 2 0 3 82 2007 3 5 4 9 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2008 13 50 32 82 3.0 6 8 0 0 0 2 74 2009 7 21 13 34 0.0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 TOTALS 44 140 82 222 4.5 10 20 1 2 0 7 216 PUNT RETURNS Year G No. 2005 9 0 2006 12 4 2007 3 1 2008 13 15 2009 7 9 TOTALS 44 29

Yds TD Lg 0 0 0 47 0 21 0 0 0 118 0 51 59 0 16 224 0 51

sidney stewart

Avg/R 0.0 11.8 0.0 7.9 6.6 7.7

Avg/G 0.0 3.9 0.0 9.1 11.9 5.1

6-1 • 185 • Jr. Wide Receiver Farmington Hills, Mich. Farmington Harrison

Career GP: 28 GS: 8 2009 GP: 10 GS: 7

2009

Redshirt junior ... Starting wide receiver ... Team’s fourth-leading receiver with 32 catches for 373 yards ... Caught his first season touchdown pass vs. Wisconsin, a 38-yard play off a pass from Zeke Markshausen ... Finished with a careerhigh 94 yards on four catches against the Badgers ... Five catches for 49 receiving yards at Illinois ... At Iowa, caught a team-best four passes for 24 yards and was named team’s offensive player of the week ... Against Penn State, caught three passes for 20 yards ... Gained 41 receiving yards on four catches vs. Indiana ... Against Miami, two catches for 32 yards ... Caught four passes for a season-high 51 yards at Purdue ... Five catches for 43 yards vs. Minnesota after missing EMU and Syracuse games due to illness ... Caught one pass for 19 yards vs. Towson. STEWART’S GAME-BY-GAME STATs 2008 Game Rec Yds TD Rush SYRACUSE 1 6 0 0 at Duke 1 5 0 0 SIU 3 22 0 0 OHIO 2 7 0 0 MICHIGAN STATE 7 49 0 0 PURDUE 1 30 1 0 at Indiana 1 7 0 0 at Minnesota 0 0 0 0 OHIO STATE 0 0 0 0 at Michigan 1 8 0 0 ILLINOIS DNP vs. Missouri 0 0 0 0 2009 Game Rec Yds TD Rush TOWSON 1 19 0 0 EASTERN MICHIGAN DNP at Syracuse DNP MINNESOTA 5 43 0 0 at Purdue 4 51 0 0 MIAMI (OHIO) 2 32 0 0 at Michigan State 0 0 0 0 INDIANA 4 41 0 0 PENN STATE 3 20 0 0 at Iowa 4 24 0 0 at Illinois 5 49 0 0 WISCONSIN 4 94 1 0

Yds TD 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

PR 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Yds 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Yds TD 0 0

PR 0

Yds 0

0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

STEWART’S CAREER STATS RECEIVING Year G Rec Yds TD Lg Rec/G 2007 6 0 0 0 0 0.0 2008 12 17 134 1 30 0.9 2009 10 32 373 1 49 3.2 TOTALS 28 49 507 2 49 1.8

0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Avg/C 0.0 7.9 11.7 10.3

Avg/G 0.0 11.2 37.3 18.1

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desmond taylor 6-3 • 300 • Sr. Offensive Line Los Angeles, Calif. Loyola

Career GP: 30 GS: 20 2009 GP: 8 GS: 6

2009

Graduate student ... Part-time starting left guard ... Started five games ... Saw his string of 16 straight starts snapped vs. Minnesota due to illness, though he did play in the game ... Returned to the starting lineup at Purdue ... Named team’s offensive player of the week vs. Eastern Michigan ... Missed the Iowa and Illinois games with an injury (shoulder) ... Academic All-Big Ten.

Marshall Thomas 6-3 • 295 • Sr. Defensive Tackle Miami, Fla. Belen Jesuit Prep

Career GP: 34 GS: 6 2009 GP: 12 GS: 6

PURDUE at Indiana at Minnesota OHIO STATE at Michigan ILLINOIS vs. Missouri

0 0 0 0 1 1 1

2 0 0 0 0 0 3

2 0 0 0 1 1 4

0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 1.0/2 0/0

2008 Game Solo Ast Tot TFL Sacks PBU SYRACUSE 1 1 2 0/0 0/0 0 at Duke 0 1 1 0/0 0/0 0 SIU 0 0 0 0/0 0/0 0 OHIO 0 0 0 0/0 0/0 0 at Iowa 0 0 0 0/0 0/0 0 MICHIGAN STATE 0 1 1 0/0 0/0 0

Int QBH 0/0 1 0/0 0 0/0 0 0/0 0 0/0 0 0/0 0

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0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0

0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Int QBH 0/0 0 0/0 0 0/0 0 0/0 0 0/0 0 0/0 1 0/0 0 0/0 0 0/0 0 0/0 0 0/0 0 0/0 0

THOMAS’ CAREER STATS TACKLES Year G UA A Total TFL Yds PD FF FR Blkd Int Yds 2006 9 2 1 3 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2007 12 4 6 10 2.0 3 0 0 2 0 0 0 2008 13 4 8 12 1.0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 2009 12 15 10 25 4.0 13 0 0 2 0 0 0 TOTALS 46 25 25 50 7.0 18 0 0 4 0 0 0

True senior ... Started half of NU’s regular-season games (six) ... 25 tackles (4.0 TFL’s) this season ... One stop in Senior Day win vs. Wisconsin ... Five tackles, including one TFL, at Illinois ... Scored NU’s first touchdown at Iowa when he recovered a fumble by QB Ricky Stanzi in the end zone ... Finished with three tackles, including an assist on a sack, vs. the Hawkeyes and was named team’s defensive big playmaker ... One stop against Penn State ... Against Indiana, recorded two solo tackles ... One tackle and one QB hurry vs. Miami ... Notched two tackles (0.5 TFL’s) at Purdue ... Two stops vs. Minnesota ... Two tackles at Syracuse ... Against Eastern Michigan, recorded one sack and three tackles ... Also totaled 3 tackles, with one TFL, vs. Towson.

Int QBH 0/0 0 0/0 0 0/0 0 0/0 0 0/0 0 0/0 0 0/0 0 0/0 0 0/0 0 0/0 0 0/0 0 0/0 0

0 0 0 0 0 0 0

2009 Game Solo Ast Tot TFL Sacks PBU TOWSON 2 1 3 1.0/1 0/0 0 EASTERN MICHIGAN 2 1 3 1.0/6 1.0/6 0 at Syracuse 2 0 2 0/0 0/0 0 MINNESOTA 0 2 2 0/0 0/0 0 at Purdue 1 1 2 0.5/1 0/0 0 MIAMI (OHIO) 0 1 1 0/0 0/0 0 at Michigan State 0 0 0 0/0 0/0 0 INDIANA 2 0 2 0/0 0/0 0 PENN STATE 1 0 1 0/0 0/0 0 at Iowa 0 3 3 0.5/4 0.5/4 0 at Illinois 4 1 5 1.0/1 0/0 0 WISCONSIN 1 0 1 0/0 0/0 0

2009

THOMAS’ GAME-BY-GAME STATs 2007 Game Solo Ast Tot TFL Sacks PBU NORTHEASTERN 0 0 0 0/0 0/0 0 NEVADA 1 0 1 0/0 0/0 0 DUKE 0 1 1 0/0 0/0 0 at Ohio State 0 0 0 0/0 0/0 0 MICHIGAN 0 1 1 0.5/0 0/0 0 at Michigan State 0 1 1 0/0 0/0 0 MINNESOTA 0 1 1 0/0 0/0 0 at Eastern Michigan 1 0 1 0/0 0/0 0 at Purdue 0 0 0 0/0 0/0 0 IOWA 0 1 1 0/0 0/0 0 INDIANA 1 0 1 1.0/2 0/0 0 at Illinois 1 1 2 0.5/1 0/0 0

0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0

justan vaughn 6-0 • 190 • Jr. Cornerback Pearland, Texas Pearland

28 Career GP: 19 GS: 3 2009 GP: 7 GS: 1

2009

Redshirt junior ... Reserve cornerback ... Replaced the injured Sherrick McManis in the starting lineup vs. Eastern Michigan and finished with three tackles and one pass breakup ... Against Towson, recorded three tackles and his second career interception ... Sat out six games with a leg injury ... Returned to make one tackle vs. Iowa. VAUGHN’S CAREER STATS TACKLES Year G UA A Total TFL Yds PD FF FR Blkd Int Yds 2007 10 5 4 9 0.5 0 1 0 0 0 1 6 2008 2 8 1 9 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2009 7 4 3 7 0.0 0 3 0 0 0 1 0 TOTALS 19 17 8 25 0.5 0 4 0 0 0 2 6

Northwestern Player Bios patrick ward 6-7 • 285 • Fr. Offensive Tackle Homer Glen, Ill. Providence Catholic

WEINA’S CAREER STATS TACKLES Year G UA A Total TFL Yds PD FF FR Blkd Int Yds 2009 8 6 1 7 0.0 0 3 0 0 1 0 0 TOTALS 8 6 1 7 0.0 0 3 0 0 1 0 0

2009

6-2 • 235 • Jr. Linebacker Career GP: 34 GS: 17 2009 GP: 11 GS: 11 Pittsburgh, Pa. Pittsburgh Central Catholic

True freshman ... Made his collegiate debut vs. Towson ... Playing both the guard and tackle positions.

kevin watt 6-4 • 265 • So. Defensive End Glen Ellyn, Ill. Glenbard West

42 Career GP: 25 GS: 2 2009 GP: 12 GS: 2

2009

Redshirt sophomore ... Academic All-America nominee ... One stop vs. Wisconsin and two tackles at Illinois ... Started his second straight game at Michigan State ... Notched first career start against Miami and posted four tackles, including an assisted sack ... One QB hurry vs. Minnesota ... Dropped Syracuse quarterback Greg Paulus for a 13-yard loss in the fourth quarter ... Contributed an assisted tackle vs. Towson on his first career sack ... Academic All-Big Ten. WATT’S CAREER STATS TACKLES Year G UA A Total TFL Yds PD FF FR Blkd Int Yds 2008 13 0 1 1 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2009 12 4 5 9 2.0 19 0 0 0 0 0 0 TOTALS 25 4 6 10 2.0 19 0 0 0 0 0 0

ricky weina 5-11 • 180 • So. Cornerback Union Grove, Wis. Union Grove Union 2009

47 Career GP: 8 GS: 1 2009 GP: 8 GS: 1

Redshirt sophomore ... Walk-on ... Career-best five tackles and one pass breakup in first career start at cornerback vs. Penn State (started in place of Sherrick McManis) ... Walk-on who made the most of his first significant playing time against Indiana, blocking a punt that led to a safety and helped spark NU’s 25-point comeback win vs. the Hoosiers ... Named team’s special teams player of the week against Indiana ... Also tabbed the Big Ten’s special teams player of the week by ESPN.com ... Credited with two tackles and one pass breakup at the cornerback position vs. Indiana ... Played in season opener against Towson and notched a pass breakup.

nate williams

Career GP: 11 GS: 0 2009 GP: 11 GS: 0

2009

Redshirt junior ... Tied for 14th in the Big Ten with 7.2 tackles per game (79 on the year) ... Team’s third-leading tackler with 79 hits ... Posted seven tackles and a pass breakup in win over Wisconsin ... Recorded a forced fumble and his second career interception to go along with seven tackles at Illinois, earning team’s co-defensive big playmaker of the week honors ... Four tackles at Iowa ... Led the ’Cats with seven tackles—including one TFL—against Penn State ... Five stops in NU’s win over Indiana ... Tied for the team lead with 11 stops and notched one TFL at Michigan State ... Racked up a team-best 12 tackles as well as the first interception of his career vs. Miami ... Six tackles at Purdue ... Returned from injury vs. Minnesota to record four tackles and one pass breakup ... Against Eastern Michigan, finished with nine tackles (seven solo), one TFL and one pass breakup ... Notched seven tackles and 1.5 TFL’s in season-opener vs. Towson ... Brother, Quentin, is a reserve defensive end for the ’Cats. WILLIAMS’ GAME-BY-GAME STATs 2007 Game Solo Ast Tot TFL Sacks NORTHEASTERN 0 0 0 0/0 0/0 NEVADA 2 2 4 0/0 0/0 DUKE 0 2 2 0/0 0/0 at Ohio State 0 0 0 0/0 0/0 MICHIGAN 0 0 0 0/0 0/0 at Michigan State 0 0 0 0/0 0/0 MINNESOTA 0 0 0 0/0 0/0 at Eastern Michigan DNP at Purdue 0 0 0 0/0 0/0 IOWA 0 0 0 0/0 0/0 INDIANA 0 0 0 0/0 0/0 at Illinois 0 0 0 0/0 0/0 2008 Game Solo Ast Tot TFL Sacks SYRACUSE DNP at Duke 0 2 2 0/0 0/0 SIU 2 0 2 0/0 0/0 OHIO 0 0 0 0/0 0/0 at Iowa 0 0 0 0/0 0/0 MICHIGAN STATE 0 2 2 0/0 0/0 PURDUE 3 1 4 0/0 0/0 at Indiana 4 3 7 0/0 0/0 at Minnesota 6 2 8 1.0/11 1.0/11 OHIO STATE 5 7 12 1.5/4 0/0 at Michigan 5 2 7 0/0 0/0 ILLINOIS 4 6 10 0/0 0/0 vs. Missouri 2 10 12 1.0/2 0/0

PBU 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

PBU 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0

Int QBH 0/0 0 0/0 0 0/0 0 0/0 0 0/0 0 0/0 0 0/0 0 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0

0 0 0 0

Int QBH 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0

0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

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Northwestern Player Bios 2009 Game Solo Ast Tot TFL Sacks TOWSON 3 4 7 1.5/4 0/0 EASTERN MICHIGAN 7 2 9 1.0/3 0/0 at Syracuse DNP MINNESOTA 3 1 4 0/0 0/0 at Purdue 4 2 6 0/0 0/0 MIAMI (OHIO) 2 10 12 0/0 0/0 at Michigan State 5 6 11 1.0/3 0/0 INDIANA 1 4 5 0/0 0/0 PENN STATE 7 0 7 1.0/1 0/0 at Iowa 0 4 4 0/0 0/0 at Illinois 3 4 7 0/0 0/0 WISCONSIN 5 2 7 0.5/1 0/0

PBU 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1

mark woodsum

0/0 0/0 1/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 1/0 0/0

6-0 • 230 • Sr. Superback Arlington Heights, Ill. Buffalo Grove

0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

N. WILLIAMS’ CAREER STATS TACKLES Year G UA A Total TFL Yds PD FF FR Blkd Int Yds 2007 11 2 4 6 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2008 12 31 35 66 3.5 17 2 0 0 0 0 0 2009 11 40 39 79 5.0 12 5 1 0 0 2 0 TOTALS 34 73 78 151 8.5 29 7 1 0 0 2 0

Quentin williams

6-4 • 240 • R-Fr. Defensive End Career GP: 12 GS: 0 2009 GP: 12 GS: 0 Pittsburgh, Pa. Pittsburgh Central Catholic

Redshirt freshman ... Recipient of team’s NGN Newcomer Award (defensive player honoree) ... Reserve defensive end with 14 tackles and one interception in 2009 ... Three stops at Illinois ... Posted two tackles at Iowa ... Credited with one quarterback hurry against Indiana ... Two stops against both Michigan State and Miami ... One tackle vs. Purdue, Minnesota and Eastern Michigan ... Registered two tackles and picked off his first career pass against Towson ... Named team’s defensive big playmaker vs. Towson ... Younger brother of starting middle linebacker Nate Williams ... Also an outfielder on NU’s baseball team ... Academic All-Big Ten. Q. WILLIAMS’ CAREER STATS TACKLES Year G UA A Total TFL Yds PD FF FR Blkd Int Yds 2009 12 8 6 14 0.0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 TOTALS 12 8 6 14 0.0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0

Career GP: 48 GS: 3 2009 GP: 12 GS: 0

2009

Graduate student ... Former walk-on ... Recipient of team’s Thomas Airth Spirit Award (given to a player whose spirit and enthusiasm has been an inspiration to teammates, coaches and fans throughout the season) ... Credited with two solo tackles at Iowa ... Against Penn State, caught a pass from punter Stefan Demos on a broken punt attempt and carried it nine yards for an NU first down ... One catch for six yards at Michigan State ... First career start at superback vs. Minnesota ... Against Towson, rushed six times for 17 yards ... Academic All-Big Ten. WOODSUM’s CAREER STATS RUSHING Year G Att Yds TD Lg 2006 12 0 0 0 0 2007 12 4 4 0 2 2008 13 0 0 0 0 2009 11 6 17 0 8 TOTALS 48 10 21 0 8 RECEIVING Year G Rec 2006 12 0 2007 12 3 2008 13 0 2009 11 2 TOTALS 48 5

Avg/C 0.0 1.0 0.0 2.8 2.1

Yds TD Lg Rec/G 0 0 0 0.0 9 1 4 0.2 0 0 0 0.0 15 0 9 0.2 24 1 9 0.1

2009

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Int QBH 0/0 0 0/0 0

corey wootton 6-7 • 280 • Sr. Defensive End Rutherford, N.J. Don Bosco Prep

Avg/G 0.0 0.3 0.0 1.5 0.4 Avg/C 0.0 3.0 0.0 7.5 4.8

Avg/G 0.0 0.8 0.0 1.4 0.5

99 Career GP: 52 GS: 48 2009 GP: 12 GS: 10

2009 Fifth-year senior ... 2009 co-captain ... 2009 Playboy Preseason All-American ... On 2009 watch lists for the Hendricks Award, Chuck Bednarik Award, Bronko Nagurski Trophy, Lott Trophy and Lombardi Award ... Honorable mention All-Big Ten selection by coaches and media ... Was playing best football of the season in the final month ... Slated to make a school-record 49th career start in NU’s bowl game ... With four sacks on the season, Wootton now has 19.5 career sacks (third on NU’s all-time list) and 38 career TFL’s (fourth) ... Has one sack each of the last three games ... Named team’s defensive player of the week vs. Iowa and Illinois ... Posted one sack and four total tackles on Senior Day vs. Wisconsin ... Notched two TFL’s—including one sack—and finished with three tackles at Illinois ... Changed the complexion of the game at Iowa when he sacked Hawkeye QB Ricky Stanzi in the end zone, forcing a fumble that was recovered for an NU touchdown and knocking Stanzi out for the rest of the game with an ankle injury ... Finished with three tackles in the win vs. Iowa ... One TFL for a 3-yard loss vs. Penn State ... Against Indiana, returned from an ankle injury to start and record his first sack of the season for an 8-yard loss ... Played sparingly against both Miami and Michigan State (sprained ankle) ... At Purdue, had two tackles and a fumble recovery ... Two stops and a QB hurry vs. Minnesota ...

Northwestern Player Bios Three tackles in addition to a blocked field goal at Syracuse ... One tackle with one QB hurry vs. Eastern Michigan ... Started and played sparingly (14 snaps) vs. Towson. WOOTTON’s GAME-BY-GAME STATs 2005 Game Solo Ast Tot TFL Sacks PBU OHIO 0 1 1 0/0 0/0 0 NORTHERN ILLINOIS 1 1 2 0/0 0/0 0 at Arizona State DNP PENN STATE 0 0 0 0/0 0/0 0 WISCONSIN DNP at Purdue DNP at Michigan State DNP MICHIGAN DNP IOWA DNP at Ohio State DNP at Illinois DNP vs. UCLA DNP

Int QBH 0/0 0 0/0 0 0/0

2006 Game Solo Ast Tot TFL Sacks PBU at Miami (Ohio) 4 2 6 2.0/2 2.0/2 0 NEW HAMPSHIRE 3 4 7 0.5/2 0/0 0 EASTERN MICHIGAN 3 2 5 1.0/6 0/0 1 at Nevada 2 0 2 1.0/5 0/0 0 at Penn State 3 3 6 0/0 0/0 0 at Wisconsin 3 2 5 1.0/1 1.0/1 0 PURDUE 1 2 3 0/0 0/0 0 MICHIGAN STATE 5 0 5 2.0/11 1.0/6 0 at Michigan 4 1 5 1.0/1 0/0 0 at Iowa 0 2 2 0/0 0/0 0 OHIO STATE 0 1 1 0.5/4 0.5/4 0 ILLINOIS 3 1 4 0/0 0/0 0

Int QBH 0/0 0 0/0 0 1/4 0 0/0 0 0/0 0 0/0 0 1/7 1 0/0 0 0/0 0 0/0 0 0/0 0 0/0 0

2007 Game Solo Ast Tot TFL Sacks PBU NORTHEASTERN 0 1 1 0/0 0/0 0 NEVADA 1 2 3 1.0/1 0/0 0 DUKE 0 5 5 0.5/0 0/0 1 at Ohio State 1 1 2 0.5/2 0/0 0 MICHIGAN 2 2 4 1.0/1 0/0 1 at Michigan State 2 0 2 0/0 0/0 0 MINNESOTA 2 2 4 0/0 0/0 0 at Eastern Michigan 1 0 1 1.0/3 0/0 2 at Purdue 6 0 6 2.0/6 1.0/5 1 IOWA 1 1 2 0/0 0/0 0 INDIANA 2 1 3 0/0 0/0 0 at Illinois 3 3 6 1.0/3 0/0 0

Int QBH 0/0 1 0/0 0 0/0 0 0/0 0 0/0 1 0/0 0 1/0 0 0/0 1 0/0 0 0/0 0 0/0 0 0/0 0

2008 Game Solo Ast Tot TFL Sacks PBU SYRACUSE 2 1 3 1.0/10 1.0/10 0 at Duke 2 3 5 0.5/4 0.5/4 0 SIU 3 1 4 3.0/19 2.0/16 0 OHIO 3 1 4 2.0/8 0/0 0 at Iowa 3 0 3 1.0/10 1.0/10 0 MICHIGAN STATE 0 1 1 0.5/0 0/0 0 PURDUE 0 1 1 0/0 0/0 0 at Indiana 5 0 5 3.0/9 1.0/3 0 at Minnesota 1 0 1 1.0/11 10/11 1 OHIO STATE 1 2 3 1.5/10 1.0/5 0 at Michigan 4 2 6 1.0/1 1.0/1 1 ILLINOIS 0 3 3 0.5/3 0.5/3 0 vs. Missouri 1 2 3 1.0/1 1.0/1 0

Int QBH 0/0 1 0/0 0 0/0 0 0/0 1 0/0 1 0/0 1 0/0 2 0/0 0 0/0 0 0/0 0 0/0 0 0/0 1 1/0 0

2009 Game Solo Ast Tot TFL Sacks PBU TOWSON 0 0 0 0/0 0/0 0 EASTERN MICHIGAN 1 0 1 0/0 0/0 0 at Syracuse 2 1 3 0/0 0/0 0 MINNESOTA 1 1 2 0/0 0/0 0 at Purdue 2 0 2 0/0 0/0 0 MIAMI (OHIO) 0 0 0 0/0 0/0 0 at Michigan State 0 0 0 0/0 0/0 0 INDIANA 1 0 1 1.0/8 1.0/8 0 PENN STATE 1 0 1 1.0/3 0/0 0 at Iowa 2 1 3 1.0/6 1.0/6 0 at Illinois 2 1 3 2.0/5 1.0/3 0 WISCONSIN 4 0 4 1.0/6 1.0/6 0

Int QBH 0/0 0 0/0 2 0/0 0 0/0 1 0/0 0 0/0 0 0/0 0 0/0 1 0/0 0 0/0 0 0/0 0 0/0 0

WOOTTON’s CAREER STATS TACKLES Year G UA A Total TFL Yds PD FF FR Blkd Int Yds 2005 3 1 2 3 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2006 12 31 20 51 9.0 32 3 1 1 1 2 11 2007 12 21 18 39 7.0 16 6 0 0 1 1 0 2008 13 25 17 42 16.0 86 3 1 1 1 1 0 2009 12 16 4 20 6.0 28 0 1 1 1 0 0 TOTALS 52 94 61 155 38.0 162 12 3 3 4 4 11

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Northwestern Players

91 • Brian Arnfelt RS-Fr. • DE

96 • Anthony Battle Fr. • DE

21 • Mike Bolden So. • CB

66 • Mike Boyle Jr. • OL

37 • Jeff Budzien Fr. • PK

55 • Bo Cisek RS-Fr. • DE

95 • Davon Custis Fr. • DE

23 • Alex Daniel RS-Fr. • RB

34 • Steve Flaherty RS-Fr. • PK

16 • Davion Fleming Fr. • S

36 • Cooper Gerami Fr. • S

60 • Jake Gregus Fr. • DL

59 • Pat Hickey Fr. • LS

87 • Mark Ison Sr. • WR

37 • Mike Jensen Fr. • DB

36 • Tyris Jones RS-Fr. • RB

71 • Cameron Joplin So. • DE

38 • James Kurzawski RS-Fr. • CB

49 • Scott Lilja Jr. • S

52 • Evan Luxenburg RS-Fr. • OL

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Northwestern Players

84 • Drew Moulton Fr. • WR

46 • Aaron Nagel So. • SB

40 • Brett Nagel RS-Fr. • SB

34 • James Nussbaum Sr. • S

62 • Taylor Paxton Fr. • OL

45 • Kyle Petty So. • LB

82 • John Plasencia Fr. • SB

74 • Chuck Porcelli RS-Fr. • OL

46 • Damien Proby Fr. • LB

16 • Jaleel Reed Fr. • WR

43 • Tim Riley Fr. • LB

97 • Tyler Scott Fr. • DE

68 • Brian Smith Fr. • OL

61 • Andrew Struckmeyer So. • DT

56 • Will Studlien Fr. • LB

29 • Mike Trumpy Fr. • RB

50 • Timmy Vernon Fr. • LB

18 • Evan Watkins Fr. • QB

20 • Tim Weak RS-Fr. • CB

38 • Brandon Williams Fr. • P

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honors and awards Brian Arnfelt • Academic All-Big Ten

Ben Johnson • NU Defensive Player of the Game (Syracuse)

David Arnold • NU Defensive Player of the Game (Penn State)

Tyris Jones • Academic All-Big Ten

Doug Bartels • ESPN The Magazine Academic All-District V first team • Academic All-Big Ten

Mike Kafka • All-Big Ten first team (Rivals.com) • All-Big Ten second team (coaches/media) • Big Ten Offensive Player of the Week (11/22) • Big Ten Offensive Player of the Week (9/20) • Johnny Unitas Golden Arm Award watch list • Phil Steele All-Big Ten second team • Northwestern’s Offensive Team MVP • Northwestern’s Team Captain Award • NU Offensive Player of the Game (Purdue) • NU Offensive Player of the Game (Wisconsin)

Hunter Bates • NU Special Teams Player of the Game (Illinois) Andrew Brewer • Wuerffel Trophy finalist • ARA Sportsmanship Award finalist • AFCA Good Works Team@ • NFF William V. Campbell Trophy semifinalist • Academic All-Big Ten • Northwestern’s Carnig Minasian Citizenship Award • NU Offensive Player of the Game (Indiana) Vince Browne • NU Defensive Player of the Game (Towson) • NU Defensive Player of the Game (Miami (Ohio)) Corbin Bryant • Academic All-Big Ten • Northwestern’s Bryan Paynter “Ultimate Wildcat” Award Ben Burkett • Rimington Trophy watch list Scott Concannon • Academic All-Big Ten Neal Deiters • CollegeFootballNews.com Freshman All-America honorable mention • Northwestern’s NGN Offensive Newcomer Award Stefan Demos • All-Big Ten second team (coaches/media) • Lou Groza Award semi-finalist • ESPN The Magazine Academic All-America second team • ESPN The Magazine Academic All-District V first team • Phil Steele All-Big Ten second team • Big Ten Special Teams Player of the Week (11/22) • Big Ten Special Teams Player of the Week (10/4) • Big Ten Special Teams Player of the Week (10/25) • Academic All-Big Ten • NU Special Teams Player of the Game (E. Michigan) • NU Special Teams Player of the Game (Purdue) • NU Special Teams Player of the Game (Penn State) Drake Dunsmore • Academic All-Big Ten • NU Offensive Player of the Game (Syracuse) Carl Fisher • Northwestern’s Rashidi Wheeler Award Kevin Frymire • Academic All-Big Ten Adam Hahn • Academic All-Big Ten • Northwestern’s Marcel Price Award

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James Kurzawski • Academic All-Big Ten Zeke Markshausen • ESPN The Magazine Academic All-America first team • ESPN The Magazine Academic All-District V first team • All-Big Ten second team (media) • Phil Steele All-Big Ten second team • Academic All-Big Ten • Northwestern’s George W. Ballatine Award • NU Offensive Player of the Game (Miami (Ohio)) • NU Offensive Player of the Game (Michigan State) • NU Offensive Player of the Game (Illinois) Kurt Mattes • Academic All-Big Ten • NU Offensive Player of the Game (Towson) Sherrick McManis • All-Big Ten first team (media) • All-Big Ten second team (coaches) • ESPN.com All-Big Ten • Phil Steele All-Big Ten first team • Big Ten Sportsmanship honoree • Academic All-Big Ten • Northwestern’s Defensive Team MVP • Northwestern’s Team Captain Award Bryce McNaul • Academic All-Big Ten Brendan Mitchell • NU Offensive Player of the Game (Minnesota) Kevin Mitchell • Academic All-Big Ten Al Netter • All-Big Ten honorable mention (coaches/media) • Academic All-Big Ten • NU Offensive Player of the Game (Penn State) James Nussbaum • Academic All-Big Ten John Henry Pace • Academic All-Big Ten Dan Persa • Academic All-Big Ten

Brian Peters • Academic All-Big Ten • NU Defensive Player of the Game (Michigan State) Kyle Petty • Academic All-Big Ten Brad Phillips • All-Big Ten first team (coaches) • All-Big Ten second team (media) • Phil Steele All-Big Ten second team • Academic All-Big Ten • Northwestern’s Randy Walker Wildcat Warrior Award • NU Defensive Player of the Game (Purdue) • NU Defensive Player of the Game (Wisconsin) Josh Rooks • Academic All-Big Ten • NU Special Teams Player of the Game (Syracuse) Jacob Schmidt • Academic All-Big Ten • NU Special Teams Player of the Game (Miami (Ohio)) • NU Special Teams Player of the Game (Iowa) • NU Special Teams Player of the Game (Wisconsin) Stephen Simmons • NU Special Teams Player of the Game (Towson) • NU Special Teams Player of the Game (Iowa) • NU Special Teams Player of the Game (Wisconsin) Brendan Smith • Northwestern’s Team Captain Award • NU Defensive Player of the Game (Eastern Michigan) Sidney Stewart • NU Offensive Player of the Game (Iowa) Desmond Taylor • Academic All-Big Ten • NU Offensive Player of the Game (Eastern Michigan) Kevin Watt • Academic All-Big Ten Ricky Weina • NU Special Teams Player of the Game (Indiana) Quentin Williams • Academic All-Big Ten • Northwestern’s NGN Defensive Newcomer Award Mark Woodsum • Academic All-Big Ten • Northwestern’s Thomas Airth Spirit Award Corey Wootton • All-Big Ten honorable mention (coaches/media) • Phil Steele All-Big Ten third team • Playboy Preseason All-America • Ted Hendricks Defensive End of the Year watch list • Chuck Bednarik Award watch list • Lombardi Trophy watch list • Lott Trophy watch list • Bronko Nagurski Award watch list • Northwestern’s Team Captain Award • NU Defensive Player of the Game (Iowa) • NU Defensive Player of the Game (Illinois)

2009 team statistics

2009 Northwestern Football Northwestern Overall Team Statistics (as of Nov 21, 2009) All games Team Statistics SCORING Points Per Game FIRST DOWNS Rushing Passing Penalty RUSHING YARDAGE Yards gained rushing Yards lost rushing Rushing Attempts Average Per Rush Average Per Game TDs Rushing PASSING YARDAGE Comp-Att-Int Average Per Pass Average Per Catch Average Per Game TDs Passing TOTAL OFFENSE Total Plays Average Per Play Average Per Game KICK RETURNS: #-Yards PUNT RETURNS: #-Yards INT RETURNS: #-Yards KICK RETURN AVERAGE PUNT RETURN AVERAGE INT RETURN AVERAGE FUMBLES-LOST PENALTIES-Yards Average Per Game PUNTS-Yards Average Per Punt Net punt average TIME OF POSSESSION/Game 3RD-DOWN Conversions 3rd-Down Pct 4TH-DOWN Conversions 4th-Down Pct SACKS BY-Yards MISC YARDS TOUCHDOWNS SCORED FIELD GOALS-ATTEMPTS ON-SIDE KICKS RED-ZONE SCORES RED-ZONE TOUCHDOWNS PAT-ATTEMPTS ATTENDANCE Games/Avg Per Game Neutral Site Games Score by Quarters Northwestern Opponents

NU 302 25.2 269 86 159 24 1439 1748 309 466 3.1 119.9 17 3193 295-453-9 7.0 10.8 266.1 16 4632 919 5.0 386.0 52-1059 19-125 15-123 20.4 6.6 8.2 16-12 70-559 46.6 58-2045 35.3 31.7 30:39 95/198 48% 8/15 53% 27-157 29 35 18-23 0-0 (34-40) 85% (23-40) 57% (32-33) 97% 169332 7/24190 1st

2nd

3rd

4th

57 65

143 69

45 54

57 92

0 0

OPP 280 23.3 217 89 119 9 1482 1751 269 401 3.7 123.5 17 2649 218-369-15 7.2 12.2 220.8 17 4131 770 5.4 344.2 59-1247 17-169 9-76 21.1 9.9 8.4 23-11 61-575 47.9 60-2413 40.2 35.5 29:20 53/153 35% 8/19 42% 29-200 0 36 10-15 0-2 (28-36) 78% (20-36) 56% (34-34) 100% 290248 5/58050 0/0

Total 302 280

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2008 individual statistics

2009 individual statistics

2009 Northwestern Football Northwestern Overall Individual Statistics (as of Nov 21, 2009) All games

Rushing

Fields, Arby Kafka, Mike Concannon, Scott Simmons, Stephen Schmidt, Jacob Persa, Dan Matthews, Jeravin Woodsum, Mark Mauro, Joe Markshausen, Zeke TEAM Total Opponents

12 79 315 21 294 3.7 5 12 130 465 200 265 2.0 7 11 67 257 17 240 3.6 2 8 56 233 7 226 4.0 2 11 56 183 2 181 3.2 1 9 49 208 41 167 3.4 0 9 9 62 1 61 6.8 0 11 6 17 0 17 2.8 0 2 2 6 0 6 3.0 0 12 2 2 0 2 1.0 0 10 10 0 20 -20 -2.0 0 12 466 1748 309 1439 3.1 17 12 401 1751 269 1482 3.7 17

Passing

Kafka, Mike Persa, Dan TEAM Demos, Stefan Brewer, Andrew Markshausen, Zeke Total Opponents

12 9 10 12 12 12 12 12

att

gain loss

effic comp-att-int

net avg td

pct

lg avg/g

Punt Returns

no.

yds avg td

25 18 21 18 13 25 16 8 3 2 0 25 70

Smith, Brendan Brewer, Andrew Bates, Hunter Weina, Ricky Total Opponents

9 6 3 1 19 17

59 32 11 23 125 169

0 0 0 0 0 1

16 14 10 0 16 68

Interceptions

no.

yds avg td

McManis, Sherrick Mabin, Jordan Williams, Nate Peters, Brian Vaughn, Justan Johnson, Ben Phillips, Brad Davie, Quentin Williams, Quentin Total Opponents

4 2 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 15 9

0 15 0 8 0 70 23 7 0 123 76

0 15 0 8 0 70 23 7 0 70 38

Kick Returns

no.

yds avg td

Matthews, Jeravin Simmons, Stephen Brewer, Andrew Smith, Brendan Concannon, Scott Schmidt, Jacob Total Opponents

21 357 17.0 21 541 25.8 7 135 19.3 1 14 14.0 1 0 0.0 1 12 12.0 52 1059 20.4 59 1247 21.1

Fumble Returns

no.

yds td

130.68 272-414-7 65.7 2898 12 121.81 20-34-2 58.8 224 2 0.00 0-2-0 0.0 0 0 175.60 1-1-0 100.0 9 0 631.60 1-1-0 100.0 24 1 749.20 1-1-0 100.0 38 1 132.01 295-453-9 65.1 3193 16 126.45 218-369-15 59.1 2649 17

Receiving

yds

avg

lg avg/g

Markshausen, Zeke Brewer, Andrew Dunsmore, Drake Stewart, Sidney Fields, Demetrius Fields, Arby Ebert, Jeremy Schmidt, Jacob Brown, Charles Simmons, Stephen Concannon, Scott Mitchell, Brendan Rooks, Josh Woodsum, Mark Kafka, Mike Frymire, Kevin Total Opponents

12 79 774 12 49 792 12 38 403 10 32 373 12 23 199 12 16 71 12 15 162 11 14 147 12 8 65 8 6 37 11 4 43 12 4 38 12 3 34 11 2 15 12 1 24 8 1 16 12 295 3193 12 218 2649

no.

9.8 16.2 10.6 11.7 8.7 4.4 10.8 10.5 8.1 6.2 10.8 9.5 11.3 7.5 24.0 16.0 10.8 12.2

3 7 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 16 17

30 72 28 49 14 12 28 29 16 15 20 13 23 9 24 16 72 74

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64.5 66.0 33.6 37.3 16.6 5.9 13.5 13.4 5.4 4.6 3.9 3.2 2.8 1.4 2.0 2.0 266.1 220.8

24.5 22.1 21.8 28.2 16.5 18.6 6.8 1.5 3.0 0.2 -2.0 119.9 123.5 lg avg/g

52 72 0 9 24 38 72 74

241.5 24.9 0.0 0.8 2.0 3.2 266.1 220.8

Peters, Brian Thomas, Marshall Total Opponents

1 0 1 0

6.6 5.3 3.7 23.0 6.6 9.9 0.0 7.5 0.0 4.0 0.0 70.0 23.0 7.0 0.0 8.2 8.4

0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1

yds avg td

27 0 27 0

27.0 0.0 27.0 0.0

0 1 1 0

28 64 24 14 0 12 64 93 lg

27 0 27 0

2009 individual statistics

2009 Northwestern Football Northwestern Overall Individual Statistics (as of Nov 21, 2009) All games

Scoring

Demos, Stefan Kafka, Mike Brewer, Andrew Fields, Arby Markshausen, Zeke Dunsmore, Drake Simmons, Stephen Concannon, Scott Mitchell, Brendan Stewart, Sidney Johnson, Ben Fields, Demetrius Thomas, Marshall Schmidt, Jacob TEAM Flaherty, Steve Total Opponents

- 18-23 8 7 5 3 2 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 - - 35 18-23 36 10-15

Field Goals

kick

31-32 1-1 32-33 34-34

PAT rush rcv pass dxp saf

1 1 -

0-1 1-1 1-2 0-2

pct. 01-19 20-29 30-39 40-49 50-99

Demos, Stefan

18-23 78.3 2-2

5-5

5-7

FG Sequence

Northwestern

Opponents

Towson Eastern Michigan Syracuse Minnesota Purdue Miami (Ohio) Michigan State Indiana Penn State Iowa Illinois Wisconsin

(26) (20),(49) (26) (18),(35),(25),(39) (46),40 (28),(19) (34),37,(45) (47) 47,50,31 (45),(38),(45),(34)

48,(33) (43),27,(37),(41) (28) 59 (32),(23) (39),46 23,(30) (35)

Numbers in (parentheses) indicate field goal was made.

6-8

0-1

pts

Total Offense

- 85 - 48 - 42 - 30 - 18 - 14 - 12 - 12 6 6 6 6 6 6 2 4 1 2 302 - 280

g plays

rush pass

total avg/g

Kafka, Mike Persa, Dan Fields, Arby Concannon, Scott Simmons, Stephen Schmidt, Jacob Matthews, Jeravin Markshausen, Zeke Brewer, Andrew Woodsum, Mark Demos, Stefan Mauro, Joe TEAM Total Opponents

12 9 12 11 8 11 9 12 12 11 12 2 10 12 12

lg blk

Punting

no. yds avg lg tb fc i20 50+ blk

Demos, Stefan Total Opponents

58 2045 35.3 47 58 2045 35.3 47 60 2413 40.2 73

Kickoffs

no. yds avg tb ob retn

Demos, Stefan Flaherty, Steve Total Opponents

64 3824 1 70 65 3894 57 3568

All Purpose

Brewer, Andrew Simmons, Steph Markshausen, Z Matthews, Jeravi Dunsmore, Drak Stewart, Sidney Fields, Arby Schmidt, Jacob Kafka, Mike Concannon, Sco Fields, Demetriu Persa, Dan Ebert, Jeremy Smith, Brendan Johnson, Ben Brown, Charles Mitchell, Brenda Rooks, Josh Woodsum, Mark Weina, Ricky Phillips, Brad Frymire, Kevin Mabin, Jordan Bates, Hunter Peters, Brian Davie, Quentin Mauro, Joe TEAM Total Opponents

rush

544 265 2898 3163 263.6 83 167 224 391 43.4 79 294 0 294 24.5 67 240 0 240 21.8 56 226 0 226 28.2 56 181 0 181 16.5 9 61 0 61 6.8 3 2 38 40 3.3 1 0 24 24 2.0 6 17 0 17 1.5 1 0 9 9 0.8 2 6 0 6 3.0 12 -20 0 -20 -2.0 919 1439 3193 4632 386.0 770 1482 2649 4131 344.2

rcv

12 0 792 8 226 37 12 2 774 9 61 0 12 0 403 10 0 373 12 294 71 11 181 147 12 265 24 11 240 43 12 0 199 9 167 0 12 0 162 8 0 0 8 0 0 12 0 65 12 0 38 12 0 34 11 17 15 8 0 0 12 0 0 8 0 16 12 0 0 12 0 0 12 0 0 12 0 0 2 6 0 10 -20 0 12 1439 3193 12 1482 2649

2 17 16 2 17 16 8 17 20

0 0 6

0 0 1

net ydln

59.8 2 1 70.0 1 0 59.9 3 1 21.1 30 200939.8 Northwestern Football Northwestern Individual 62.6 3 2 Overall 20.4 43.0 27 Statistics (as All games

32 135 0 541 0 0 0 357 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 12 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 59 14 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 23 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 11 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 125 1059 169 1247

total avg/g

0 959 79.9 0 804 100.5 0 776 64.7 0 418 46.4 0 403 33.6 0 373 37.3 0 365 30.4 0 340 30.9 0 289 24.1 0 283 25.7 0 199 16.6 0 167 18.6 0 162 13.5 0 73 9.1 70 70 8.8 0 65 5.4 0 38 3.2 0 34 2.8 0 32 2.9 0 23 2.9 23 23 1.9 0 16 2.0 15 15 1.2 0 11 0.9 8 8 0.7 7 7 0.6 0 6 3.0 0 -20 -2.0 123 5939 494.9 76 5623 468.6

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2009 defensive statistics

2009 Northwestern Football Northwestern Overall Defensive Statistics (as of Nov 21, 2009) All games

## 17 41 57 26 10 94 4 24 32 98 67 35 99 79 27 88 22 42 3 39 33 6 28 47 48 93 51 1A 92 90 1 31 85 25 TM 44 45 13 4A 91 19 75 6A 21

Defensive Leaders

Tackles tot

tfl/yds

Sacks no-yds

Pass defense int-yds brup

Phillips, Brad Davie, Quentin Williams, Nate Mabin, Jordan Peters, Brian Browne, Vince Smith, Brendan McManis, Sherrick Arnold, David Bryant, Corbin Thomas, Marshall Johnson, Ben Wootton, Corey Hahn, Adam Carpenter, Jared Williams, Quentin Dugar, Demetrius Watt, Kevin Matthews, Jeravin Schmidt, Jacob Nwabuisi, David Brown, Charles Vaughn, Justan Weina, Ricky Goodlow, Roderick Mafuli, Niko McNaul, Bryce Bates, Hunter Luxenburg, Evan DiNardo, Jack Demos, Stefan Pinckney, Stone Markshausen, Zeke Simmons, Stephen TEAM Woodsum, Mark Petty, Kyle Kafka, Mike Flaherty, Steve Arnfelt, Brian Fields, Arby Netter, Al Kurzawski, James Bolden, Mike Total Opponents

12 12 11 12 12 12 8 9 8 12 12 8 12 10 11 12 11 12 9 11 11 12 7 8 7 10 6 12 1 7 12 3 12 8 10 11 11 12 2 6 12 12 5 7 12 12

50 44 40 50 34 22 21 24 23 17 15 13 16 9 12 8 6 4 5 4 7 5 4 6 4 2 2 1 2 1 2 1 3 2 2 2 1 1 1 . 1 1 . . 468 570

34 37 39 16 29 14 13 10 8 13 10 9 4 8 5 6 5 5 4 5 1 2 3 1 3 4 4 3 2 2 1 2 . . . . 1 . . 1 . . 1 1 306 380

84 81 79 66 63 36 34 34 31 30 25 22 20 17 17 14 11 9 9 9 8 7 7 7 7 6 6 4 4 3 3 3 3 2 2 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 774 950

5.0-27 9.0-25 5.0-12 . 3.0-7 7.0-34 . 1.5-5 4.5-15 5.5-24 4.0-13 3.5-7 6.0-28 3.0-6 . . . 2.0-19 . . 1.0-3 . . . . 1.5-3 . . 0.5-5 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62-233 70-290

3.0-21 4.0-16 . . . 4.0-25 . . 2.0-12 2.5-17 1.5-10 1.0-4 4.0-23 1.0-2 . . . 2.0-19 . . . . . . . 1.5-3 . . 0.5-5 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27-157 29-200

1-23 1-7 2-0 2-15 2-8 . . 4-0 . . . 1-70 . . . 1-0 . . . . . . 1-0 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15-123 9-76

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2 2 3 . 2 . 2 7 . 1 . 1 . . . . . . . . . . 2 3 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25 40

qbh

Fumbles rcv-yds

blkd kick

saf

3 6 . . . 2 . . . . 1 1 4 . 1 1 . 2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21 31

1-0 1-0 . 1-0 3-27 . . . . . 2-0 1-0 1-0 . . . 1-0 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11-27 12-0

4 4 1 . 2 . . 1 1 . . 1 1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15 10

. . . . . . . . . . . . 1 . . . . . . . . . . 1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 2

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 . . . . . . . . . 2 .

team game-by-game

2009 Northwestern Football Northwestern Team Game-by-Game (as of Nov 21, 2009) All games TEAM STATISTICS Date

Opponent

no.

Sep 05 TOWSON Sep 12 EASTERN MICHIGAN Sep 19 at Syracuse Sep 26 MINNESOTA Oct 03 at Purdue Oct 10 MIAMI (OHIO) Oct 17 at Michigan State Oct 24 INDIANA Oct 31 PENN STATE Nov 07 at Iowa Nov 14 at Illinois Nov 21 WISCONSIN Northwestern Opponents

Rushing yds td

54 221 5 48 185 2 28 52 1 29 64 1 43 87 2 41 128 2 29 79 0 41 162 1 37 119 1 49 130 0 42 139 2 25 73 0 466 1439 17 401 1482 17

Kick Returns no. yds td lg

Punt Returns no. yds td lg

22 16 264 1 72 16-22-1 264 1 14 14 158 0 28 14-24-1 158 0 25 36 414 4 39 36-43-1 414 4 17 32 309 2 24 32-47-1 309 2 12 28 224 0 22 28-45-0 224 0 16 15 191 0 25 15-31-1 191 0 18 34 291 2 26 34-47-0 291 2 15 26 312 2 51 26-46-3 312 2 25 29 252 0 20 29-43-0 252 0 11 15 109 1 14 15-27-1 109 1 15 23 305 1 52 23-37-0 305 1 15 27 364 3 49 27-41-0 364 3 25 295 3193 16 72 295-453-9 3193 16 70 218 2649 17 74 218-369-15 2649 17

72 28 39 24 22 25 26 51 20 14 52 49 72 74

4 5 6 6 4 1 5 5 7 3 1 5 52 59

4 25 1 0 1 0 2 8 0 0 3 27 2 10 2 23 2 22 1 5 0 0 1 5 19 125 17 169

no.

Receiving yds td

Passing cmp-att-int yds

96 108 111 94 71 24 85 98 130 46 29 167 1059 1247

0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1

49 28 23 22 23 24 28 24 44 17 29 64 64 93

0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1

tot off

16 485 0 343 0 466 7 373 0 311 15 319 10 370 0 474 14 371 5 239 0 444 5 437 16 4632 68 4131

Games played: 12 Avg per rush: 3.1 Avg per catch: 10.8 Pass efficiency: 132.01 Kick ret avg: 20.4 Punt ret avg: 6.6 All purpose avg/game: 494.9 Total offense avg/gm: 386.0 Date

Opponent

Tackles a total

32 24 10 42 18 42 38 16 6 32 28 18 306 380

61 68 55 75 59 85 67 54 52 61 71 66 774 950

tfl-yds

Sacks no-yds

6.0-18 4.0-14 5.0-30 2.0-9 5.0-15 10.0-42 6.0-17 6.0-17 3.0-12 3.0-16 6.0-16 6.0-27 62.0-233 70.0-290

2.0-12 1.0-6 4.0-27 1.0-8 3.0-12 8.0-40 0.0-0 1.0-8 1.0-8 2.0-14 1.0-3 3.0-19 27.0-157 29.0-200

Fumble ff fr-yds

Pass Defense int-yds qbh brup

0 0 2 0 4 3 0 1 0 2 2 1 15 10

2-0 2-70 1-23 1-0 1-0 3-8 0-0 0-0 0-0 2-22 2-0 1-0 15-123 9-76

1 2 0 6 0 3 0 5 2 0 0 2 21 31

29 44 45 33 41 43 29 38 46 29 43 48 468 570

0-0 0-0 1-0 0-0 5-0 1-27 1-0 0-0 0-0 2-0 0-0 1-0 11-27 12-0

Date

no.

yds

avg

long

blkd

50+

i20

md-att

1 3 6 4 4 7 6 4 5 8 5 5 58 60

36 106 212 163 125 251 195 140 181 293 172 171 2045 2413

36.0 35.3 35.3 40.8 31.2 35.9 32.5 35.0 36.2 36.6 34.4 34.2 35.3 40.2

36 37 40 44 43 46 43 46 43 44 47 37 47 73

0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1

0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 8

0 0 4 3 1 0 1 0 4 1 1 2 17 17

0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6

0 2 3 1 1 2 1 1 1 3 1 0 16 20

1-1 2-2 0-0 1-1 4-4 1-2 0-0 2-2 2-3 1-1 0-3 4-4 18-23 10-15

Punting Opponent

5 2 1 3 1 2 0 4 2 2 0 3 25 40

Blkd kick

0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 2 2

PAT Attempts kick rush rcv

6-6 3-3 4-5 3-3 1-1 1-1 2-2 3-3 1-1 2-2 3-3 3-3 32-33 34-34

Field Goals

0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0

saf

pts

1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 2 0

47 27 34 24 27 16 14 29 13 17 21 33 302 280

Kickoffs

long blkd

26 49 0 26 39 46 0 28 45 47 0 45 49 43

0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 1

no.

yds

avg

8 510 6 344 6 353 5 324 7 432 4 233 3 202 6 306 4 228 4 258 4 246 8 458 65 3894 57 3568

63.8 57.3 58.8 64.8 61.7 58.2 67.3 51.0 57.0 64.5 61.5 57.2 59.9 62.6

1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 3 3

1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2

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NUâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s record when... 2000 2001 When playing at home 5-1 2-3 When playing on road 3-3 2-4 When playing on grass 5-2 4-6 When playing on artificial surface 3-2 0-1

2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2-4 2-4 5-1 4-2 2-4 4-3 1-5 4-3 1-5 3-3 2-4 2-3

Fitzgerald 2008 2009 Totals (Career) 5-2 5-2 36-26 16-11 4-2 3-2 25-34 11-11

3-8 0-1

3-6 3-1

6-2 0-4

6-4 1-1

3-5 1-3

5-4 1-2

7-2 2-2

6-3 2-1

48-42 13-18

21-14 6-8

When scoring first When opponent scores first

6-0 2-4

3-2 1-5

0-2 3-7

4-2 2-5

6-3 0-3

4-4 3-1

4-2 0-6

5-2 1-4

5-2 4-2

4-1 4-3

41-20 20-40

18-7 9-15

When leading after first quarter When trailing after first quarter When tied after first quarter

4-2 2-2 2-0

4-2 0-5 0-0

2-2 1-4 0-3

3-2 2-5 1-0

2-2 1-4 3-0

3-2 3-2 1-1

3-1 0-6 1-1

3-2 2-3 1-1

3-1 4-2 2-1

4-0 3-2 1-2

31-16 18-35 12-9

13-4 9-13 5-5

When leading at halftime When trailing at halftime When tied at halftime

5-0 3-3 0-1

4-2 0-5 0-0

1-0 2-9 0-0

4-2 2-5 0-0

1-0 2-6 3-0

5-1 2-4 0-0

3-1 0-7 1-0

3-2 3-3 0-1

6-0 2-3 1-1

6-2 2-2 0-0

38-10 18-47 5-3

18-5 7-15 2-2

When leading after three quarters When trailing after three quarters When tied after three quarters

5-0 3-4 0-0

4-1 0-5 0-1

2-0 1-9 0-0

3-2 1-5 2-0

2-0 1-5 3-1

6-1 1-4 0-0

4-1 0-7 0-0

3-3 2-3 1-0

7-1 1-3 1-0

6-2 2-2 0-0

42-11 12-47 7-2

20-7 5-15 2-0

When NU has more rushing yards When opponent has more rushing yards

7-1 1-3

3-3 1-4

1-0 2-9

5-1 1-6

6-2 0-4

6-0 1-5

3-4 1-4

4-2 2-4

5-2 4-2

6-0 2-4

46-15 15-45

18-8 9-14

When NU has more passing yardage 4-2 When opponent has more passing yardage 4-2

2-4 2-3

2-7 1-2

0-1 6-6

3-3 3-3

5-3 2-2

3-2 1-6

5-4 1-2

5-2 4-2

6-3 2-1

35-31 26-29

19-11 8-11

When NU has more total yardage When opponent has more total yardage

8-1 0-3

2-2 2-5

2-2 1-7

5-1 1-6

4-3 2-3

5-1 2-4

4-3 0-5

5-3 1-3

4-2 5-2

6-1 2-3

45-19 16-41

19-9 8-13

When NU has more first downs When opponent has more first downs When first downs are equal

5-1 3-3 0-0

2-4 2-2 0-1

1-2 2-6 0-1

5-1 1-6 0-0

3-3 3-3 0-0

6-2 1-3 0-0

4-0 0-7 0-1

5-4 1-2 0-0

3-2 4-1 2-1

7-4 1-0 0-0

41-23 18-33 2-4

19-10 6-10 2-2

When NU forces more turnovers When opponent forces more turnovers When turnovers are equal

6-1 1-3 1-0

4-1 0-5 0-1

2-2 1-5 0-2

4-1 2-5 0-1

3-3 1-2 2-1

4-3 1-1 2-1

2-3 0-4 2-1

3-0 1-5 2-1

4-1 2-3 3-0

6-0 2-4 0-0

38-15 11-37 12-8

15-4 5-16 7-2

In games decided by three points or less In games decided by seven points or less In overtime games

2-0 3-0 1-0

1-2 2-4 0-0

0-1 2-2 0-0

0-1 1-2 1-0

2-1 6-1 3-1

3-0 4-1 0-0

0-1 0-1 0-0

2-0 4-1 2-0

0-1 4-2 0-1

3-1 6-1 0-0

13-8 32-15 7-2

5-3 14-5 2-1

RED ZONE STATISTICS (20-YARD LINE AND IN) Game Towson Eastern Michigan at Syracuse Minnesota at Purdue Miami (Ohio) at Michigan State Indiana Penn State at Iowa at Illinois Wisconsin TOTALS

Northwestern Inside Scores TD/FG Pct. 5 4 3/1 .800 4 3 2/1 .750 3 3 3/0 1.00 3 3 2/1 1.00 7 6 2/4 .857 2 2 2/0 1.00 2 2 2/0 1.00 4 4 2/2 1.00 4 2 1/1 .500 1 1 1/0 1.00 3 2 2/0 .667 2 2 1/1 1.00 40 34 23/11 .850

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Opponent Inside Scores 1 1 3 3 5 4 6 5 3 2 1 0 3 1 3 2 4 4 1 1 3 2 3 3 36 28

TD/FG 1/0 2/1 3/1 5/0 2/0 0/0 0/1 2/0 2/2 0/1 1/1 2/1 20/8

Pct. 1.00 1.00 .800 .833 .667 .000 .333 .667 1.00 1.00 .667 1.00 .778

the last time it happened Team Scored 60+ points.......................................................... Scored 50-59 points....................................................... Scored 40-49 points....................................................... Rushed for 200-299 yards.............................................. Rushed for 300-399 yards.............................................. Rushed for 400+ yards................................................... Passed for 400+ yards................................................... Had 500-599 yards in total offense................................. Had 600+ yards in total offense...................................... Won game on final play (regulation)............................... Recorded a safety.......................................................... Recorded a shutout........................................................ Played No. 1-ranked team.............................................. Beat No. 1-ranked team................................................. NU beat a Top-10 team.................................................. NU beat a ranked team.................................................. NU beat two ranked teams in a row............................... NU ranked by AP (media)............................................... NU ranked by ESPN/USA Today (coaches)................... NU ranked No. 1 by AP.................................................. Sellout at home............................................................... Had consecutive home sellouts......................................

Northwestern Opponent NU 61, Illinois 23, 11-18-00 Iowa 62, NU 10, 11-9-02 NU 51, Wisconsin 48, 10-8-05 Ohio State 58, NU 7, 9-22-07 NU 47, Towson 14, 9-5-09 Ohio State 45, NU 10, 11-8-08 221 vs. Towson, 9-5-09 Illinois, 212, 11-14-09 356 at Illinois, 11-19-05 Illinois, 321, 11-17-07 444 at Illinois, 11-22-03 Purdue, 407, 10-26-02 414 at Syracuse, 9-19-09 Arizona State, 483, 9-17-05 516 vs. Eastern Michigan, 10-19-07 Illinois, 541, 11-17-07 611, Michigan State, 10-6-07 Arizona State, 773, 9-17-05 vs. Michigan State, 47-yard FG, 9-29-01 Syracuse, 41-yard FG, 9-19-09 vs. Indiana, 10-24-09 Illinois, 11-18-06 NU 27, Northeastern 0, 9-1-07 Ohio State 20, NU 0, 9-27-03 (#1) Ohio State 54, NU 10, 11-11-06 Wisconsin 37, (#1) NU 6, 11-10-62 NU 12, (#1) Miami (Fla.) 7, 9-23-67 Wisconsin 37, (#1) NU 6, 11-10-62 NU 17, (#8) Iowa 10, 11-7-09 NU 33, (#17) Wisconsin 31, 11-21-09 9-23-00 (47-44 vs. #7 Wisconsin), 9-30-00 (37-17 vs. #18 Michigan State) No. 22 (Dec. 29, 2008) No. 20 (Dec. 29, 2008) 1962 11-08-08 vs. Ohio State (47,130) 2 games (10-17-98 to 10-24-98, Michigan & Ohio State)

Individual Returned kickoff for a TD................................................ Returned punt for a TD................................................... Returned INT for a TD.................................................... Returned fumble for TD.................................................. Blocked an extra point.................................................... Blocked a FG attempt..................................................... Blocked a punt................................................................ Rushed for 3 or more TDs.............................................. Rushed for 100 yards..................................................... Two Players Rushed for 100 yards................................. Rushed for 200 yards..................................................... Completed 20-29 passes................................................ Completed 30+ passes................................................... Passed for 3+ TDs.......................................................... Passed for 300-399 yards.............................................. Passed for 400-499 yards.............................................. Passed for 500+ yards................................................... Scored 3 TDs in a game................................................. Scored 4+ TDs in a game............................................... 2-point conversion.......................................................... Caught 10+ passes........................................................ 100-199 yards receiving................................................. 200+ yards receiving...................................................... Scored 3+ TDs receiving................................................ Kicked 3 FGs in one game............................................. Kicked 4 FGs in one game............................................. Kicked 5+ FGs in one game........................................... Kicked a 50-yard FG....................................................... Kicked a 70-79-yard punt............................................... Kicked an 80-89-yard punt............................................. Kicked a 90+-yard punt.................................................. Intercepted 2 passes...................................................... Intercepted 3+ passes.................................................... Recorded 100 kickoff return yards.................................. Recorded 20+ tackles.....................................................

Northwestern Stephen Simmons (99) at Ohio State, 9-22-07 Marquice Cole (81) vs. Northern Illinois, 9-10-05 Ben Johnson (70) vs. Eastern Michigan, 9-12-09 Demetrius Eaton (86) at Michigan State, 10-22-05 Corey Wootton at Michigan State, 10-6-07 Corey Wootton at Syracuse, 9-19-09 Ricky Weina vs. Indiana, 10-24-09 Tyrell Sutton (3) vs. Southern Illinois, 9-13-08 Tyrell Sutton (114) vs. Missouri, 12-29-08 Jason Wright (251) at Illinois, 11-22-03 Noah Herron (163) at Illinois, 11-22-03 Mike Kafka (217) at Minnesota, 11-1-08 Mike Kafka (26) vs. Wisconsin, 11-21-09 Mike Kafka (34) at Michigan State, 10-17-09 Mike Kafka (3) at Syracuse, 9-19-09 Mike Kafka (326) vs. Wisconsin, 11-21-09 C.J. BachĂŠr (470) vs. Minnesota, 10-13-07 C.J. BachĂŠr (520) at Michigan State, 10-6-07 Tyrell Sutton (3r) vs. Southern Illinois, 9-13-08 Tyrell Sutton (3r, 1 rec.) vs. Wisconsin, 10-8-05 Drake Dunsmore pass at Purdue, 10-3-09 Zeke Markshausen (16) at Michigan State, 10-17-09 Andrew Brewer (102) vs. Wisconsin, 11-21-09 Jonathan Fields (202) at TCU, 9-2-04 Jonathan Fields (3) at TCU, 9-2-04 Amado Villarreal (3) vs. Ohio, 9-20-08 Stefan Demos (4) vs. Wisconsin, 11-21-09 Joel Howells (5) vs. Penn State, 9-24-05 David Wasielewski (51) at Air Force, 8-31-02 Brian Huffman (71) at Air Force, 8-31-02 Merlin Norenberg (80) vs. Minnesota, 10-12-63 Paul Burton (90) vs. Indiana, 9-30-95 Herschel Henderson (2) at Michigan State, 10-22-05 Neil Little (3) vs. Indiana, 11-10-73 Stephen Simmons (155) vs. Wisconsin, 11-21-09 Tim McGarigle (21, 11-10) vs. Michigan, 10-29-05

Opponent Ray Fisher (93), Indiana, 10-24-09 David Gilreath (68), Wisconsin, 11-21-09 Traye Simmons (23), Minnesota, 11-1-08 Vernon Gholston (25), Ohio State, 9-22-07 Brigham Rogers, UCLA, 12-30-05 Jared Odrick, Penn State, 10-31-09 Michael Williams, Michigan, 11-15-08 Duane Bennett (3), Minnesota, 9-26-09 John Clay (100), Wisconsin, 11-21-09 Isiah Williams (137), Illinois, 11-17-07 Rashard Mendenhall (131), Illinois, 11-17-07 P.J. Hill (249), Wisconsin, 10-7-06 Daryll Clark (22), Penn State, 10-31-09 Adam Weber (31), Minnesota, 11-1-08 Joey Elliott (3), Purdue, 10-3-09 Joey Elliott (313), Purdue, 10-3-09 Curtis Painter (431), Purdue, 10-14-06 n/a Duane Bennett (3r), Minnesota, 9-26-09 Jonathan Orr (4 rec.), Wisconsin, 10-8-05 Brazill pass, Ohio, 9-20-08 Blair White (12), Michigan State, 10-17-09 Derek Moye (123), Penn State, 10-31-09 Mike Williams (209), 9-19-09 Ernie Wheelwright (3), Minnesota, 10-13-07 R Lichtenstein (3), Syracuse, 9-19-09 Kevin Kelly (4), Penn State, 9-30-06 Dave Rayner (53), Michigan State, 9-28-02 Ryan Donahue (73), Iowa, 11-7-09 Traye Simmons (2), Minnesota, 11-1-08 Mike Rose (3), Purdue, 9-27-97 Ray Fisher (101), Indiana, 10-24-09 J Leman (22, 11-11), Illinois, 11-18-06

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scoring drives NU Scoring Drives Qtr Opp. 1 Towson 1 Towson 1 Towson 2 Towson 2 Towson 3 Towson 4 Towson 1 Eastern Michigan 2 Eastern Michigan 4 Eastern Michigan 4 Eastern Michigan 2 Syracuse 2 Syracuse 2 Syracuse 3 Syracuse 4 Syracuse 1 Minnesota 2 Minnesota 3 Minnesota 3 Minnesota 1 Purdue 2 Purdue 2 Purdue 2 Purdue 3 Purdue 4 Purdue 1 Miami (Ohio) 1 Miami (Ohio) 3 Miami (Ohio) 2 Michigan State 4 Michigan State 2 Indiana 2 Indiana 2 Indiana 4 Indiana 4 Indiana 1 Penn State 2 Penn State 2 Penn State 2 Iowa 4 Iowa 2 Illinois 3 Illinois 4 Illinois 1 Wisconsin 1 Wisconsin 2 Wisconsin 2 Wisconsin 2 Wisconsin 3 Wisconsin 4 Wisconsin

Scoring Play Plays-Yds-TOP Schmidt 2 run 9-60-3:14 A. Fields 2 run 9-56-3:26 A. Fields 22 run 6-56-1:21 Brewer 72 pass from Persa 3-75-1:17 Concannon 21 run 5-38-2:27 Demos 26 FG 15-68-5:12 Concannon 3 run 13-60-6:54 Simmons 1 run 12-68-4:10 Simmons 14 run 13-99-4:21 Demos 20 FG 15-74-6:36 Demos 49 FG 9-26-2:34 Kafka 3 run 7-72-2:04 Brewer 39 pass from Kafka 6-88-1:26 Dunsmore 22 pass from Kafka 6-62-1:54 Kafka 24 pass from Brewer 2-28-0:45 D. Fields 3 pass from Kafka 11-80-4:05 Demos 26 FG 19-76-8:46 A. Fields 2 run 10-75-3:17 Brewer 24 pass from Kafka 9-79-2:33 B. Mitchell 13 pass from Kafka 11-79-4:02 Demos 18 FG 20-78-7:54 A. Fields 5 run 4-18-0:53 Demos 35 FG 4-5-0:30 Demos 25 FG 4-16-0:31 Demos 39 FG 8-12-3:15 Kafka 2 run 11-67-4:!9 Demos 46 FG 9-38-2:40 Kafka 6 run 12-73-3:13 Kafka 1 run 5-27-1:04 Brewer 15 pass from Kafka 9-80-2:29 Markshausen 1 pass from Kafka 11-67-4:14 Demos 28 FG 13-68-4:39 Kafka 1 run 10-75-3:25 Markshausen 8 pass from Kafka 10-84-2:12 Brewer 51 pass from Kafka 11-98-4:15 Demos 19 FG 13-65-6:43 Demos 34 FG 17-65-7:25 Kafka 7 run 8-80-2:37 Demos 45 FG 5-25-0:25 Dunsmore 4 pass from Persa 10-46-5:00 Demos 47 FG 14-52-4:17 Markshausen 28 pass from Kafka 5-54-0:43 Kafka 1 run 7-99-2:51 Fields 1 run 12-80-4:36 Brewer 26 pass from Kafka 10-75-3:35 Demos 45 FG 8-52-2:34 Brewer 12 pass from Kafka 7-34-2:41 Stewart 38 pass from Markshausen 3-80-0:52 Demos 38 FG 6-40-3:01 Demos 45 FG 9-30-3:56 Demos 34 FG 6-45-2:22

Northwestern Offensive Scoring Drives 51 Drives (17 run, 16 pass, 18 FG) • 11 First Quarter Drives (5 run, 0 pass, 5 FG) • 21 Second Quarter Drives (7 run, 6 pass, 5 FG) • 8 Third Quarter Drives (2 run, 3 pass, 3 FG) • 11 Fourth Quarter Drives (3 run, 3 pass, 5 FG)

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Opponent Scoring Drives Qtr Opp. Scoring Play Plays-Yds-TOP 2 Towson Dameron 1 run 12-78-5:16 3 Towson Newsom 33 pass from Athens 7-50-3:03 2 Eastern Michigan Carithers 33 FG 4-(-4)-1:33 3 Eastern Michigan Priest 1 run 12-88-6:46 4 Eastern Michigan Stone 25 pass from Schmitt 4-35-1:40 4 Eastern Michigan Blevins 3 run 8-79-4:24 1 Syracuse Lichtenstein 43 FG 8-54-2:27 1 Syracuse Paulus 10 run 5-21-2:45 1 Syracuse Williams 66 pass from Paulus 2-80-0:40 2 Syracuse Carter 3 run 5-43-2:44 3 Syracuse Lichtenstein 37 FG 7-43-3:05 4 Syracuse Williams 13 pass from Paulus 6-70-2:57 4 Syracuse Lichtenstein 41 FG 6-16-0:56 1 Minnesota Bennett 1 run 5-58-2:11 2 Minnesota Bennett 3 run 4-50-1:50 3 Minnesota Decker 16 pass from Weber 12-78-6:51 4 Minnesota Bennett 4 run 13-83-6:31 4 Minnesota Decker 1 pass from Weber 3-3-0:17 1 Purdue Smith 5 pass from Elliott 5-34-2:19 1 Purdue Valentin 67 pass from Elliott 3-73-0:59 2 Purdue Valentin 5 pass from Elliott 8-76-4:17 4 Miami (Ohio) Cruse 23 pass from Dysert 5-62-1:13 3 Michigan State White 22 pass from Cousins 7-64-2:53 3 Michigan State White 47 pass from Cousins 8-87-3:03 3 Michigan State Swenson 28 FG 9-44-3:52 4 Michigan State Caper 22 run 1-22-0:09 1 Indiana Willis 70 run 1-70-0:20 1 Indiana Chappell 1 run 6-28-3:23 2 Indiana Willis 3 run 10-76-5:14 1 Penn State Wagner 32 FG 6-9-1:32 2 Penn State Clark 2 run 7-93-3:07 3 Penn State Wagner 23 FG 11-53-5:36 4 Penn State Beachum 2 run 7-58-3:30 4 Penn State Moye 53 pass from Clark 1-53-0:09 4 Penn State Royster 69 run 1-69-0:11 1 Iowa McNutt 74 pass from Stanzi 3-77-1:00 1 Iowa Murray 39 FG 6-41-2:42 2 Illinois Dimke 30 FG 11-53-4:17 4 Illinois Charest 10 run 11-80-3:19 4 Illinois Duvalt 32 pass from Charest 8-80-2:28 2 Wisconsin Clay 2 run 7-57-3:17 2 Wisconsin Graham 27 pass from Tolzien 5-37-2:34 3 Wisconsin Welch 35 FG 10-51-3:49 4 Wisconsin Graham 13 pass from Tolzien 8-54-4:05 Opponent Offensive Scoring Drives 44 Drives (17 run, 17 pass, 10 FG)

long plays 20-Yard Plus Plays Yards 27 22 72 49 21 20 20 22 70 20 20 28 28 25 20 23 29 25 39 26 23 22 23 21 24 30 22 22 24 23 22 24 23 20 27 25 26 22 28 20 25 21 28 24 51 44 22 20 21 25 25 28 52 20 24 21 26 34 33 64 28 38 26 34 49

Type Pass Run Pass KO Retrurn Run Pass Pass Pass INT Return KO Return KO Return KO Return Pass KO Return KO Return KO Return Pass Run Pass Blocked FG Return Pass Pass INT Return KO Return Pass Pass KO Return Pass Pass KO Return Pass KO Return Pass Pass Fumble Recovery Pass Pass KO Return KO Return Pass Pass KO Return Pass KO Return Pass KO Return KO Return Pass KO Return Run Pass Pass Pass Pass KO Return Pass Pass Pass KO Return KO Return Pass Pass Pass KO Return Pass

LONG PLAYS BY THE NUMBERS

Player(s) Brewer from Kafka Fields Brewer from Persa Simmons Concannon Markshausen from Kafka Dunsmore from Kafka Markshausen from Kafka Johnson Simmons Simmons Simmons Dunsmore from Kafka Simmons Brewer Brewer Schmidt from Kafka Fields Brewer from Kafka Smith Rooks from Kafka Dunsmore from Kafka Phillips Brewer Kafka from Brewer Markshausen from Kafka Matthews Markshausen from Kafka Brewer from Kafka Matthews Stewart from Kafka Matthews Stewart from Kafka Markshausen from Kafka Peters Schmidt from Kafka Brewer from Kafka Matthews Matthews Markshausen from Kafka Brewer from Kafka Matthews Markshausen from Kafka Brewer Brewer from Kafka Simmons Simmons Concannon from Persa Simmons Persa Markshausen from Kafka Markshausen from Kafka Brewer from Kafka Markshausen from Kafka Simmons Markshausen from Kafka Brewer from Kafka Brewer from Kafka Simmons Simmons Ebert from Kafka Stewart from Markshausen Dunsmore from Kafka Simmons Stewart from Kafka

Opponent Towson Towson Towson Towson Towson Towson Eastern Michigan Eastern Michigan Eastern Michigan Eastern Michigan Eastern Michigan Eastern Michigan Eastern Michigan Eastern Michigan Syracuse Syracuse Syracuse Syracuse Syracuse Syracuse Syracuse Syracuse Syracuse Syracuse Syracuse Syracuse Minnesota Minnesota Minnesota Purdue Purdue Miami (Ohio) Miami (Ohio) Miami (Ohio) Miami (Ohio) Miami (Ohio) Michigan State Michigan State Michigan State Michigan State Indiana Indiana Indiana Indiana Indiana Penn State Penn State Penn State Penn State Penn State Illinois Illinois Illinois Illinois Wisconsin Wisconsin Wisconsin Wisconsin Wisconsin Wisconsin Wisconsin Wisconsin Wisconsin Wisconsin Wisconsin

Plays by Yards No. 20-29..................................................................................... 51 30-39....................................................................................... 6 40-49....................................................................................... 3 50-59....................................................................................... 2 60+.......................................................................................... 3 Plays by Type Passing.................................................................................. 37 Kickoff Returns...................................................................... 20 Rushing................................................................................... 4 Interception Returns................................................................ 2 Fumble Returns....................................................................... 1 Punt Returns............................................................................ 0 Blocked FG Returns................................................................ 1 Total....................................................................................... 64 Touchdowns........................................................................... 12

20-YARDS PLUS BY PLAYER Player Brewer Simmons Markshausen Matthews Dunsmore Stewart A. Fields Concannon Schmidt Ebert Johnson Kafka Persa Peters Phillips Rooks Smith

No. 14 12 11 6 4 4 2 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1

TDs 5 0 1 0 1 1 1 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0

Type 10—P; 4—KR 12—KR 11—P 6—KR 4—P 4—P 2—R 1—R; 1—P 2—P 1—P 1—INT 1—P 1—R 1—F 1—INT 1—P 1—FG

Legend P—Pass; R—Rush; KR—Kickoff Return; PR—Punt Return; INT—Interception; F—Fumble Recovery; FG—Blocked Field Goal

LONGEST PLAYS OF THE YEAR

Rushing 25, Arby Fields at Syracuse, 9-19-09 25, Dan Persa vs. Penn State, 10-31-09 Rushing Touchdown 22, Arby Fields vs. Towson, 9-5-09 Passing 72, Andrew Brewer from Dan Persa vs. Towson, 9-5-09 Passing Touchdown 72, Andrew Brewer from Dan Persa vs. Towson, 9-5-09 Punt Return 16, Brendan Smith vs. Towson, 9-5-09 Kickoff Return 64, Stephen Simmons vs. Wisconsin, 11-21-09 Interception Return 70, Ben Johnson vs. Eastern Michigan, 9-12-09 Fumble Return 27, Brian Peters vs. Miami (Ohio), 10-10-09 Punt 47, Stefan Demos at Illinois, 11-14-09 Field Goal 49, Stefan Demos vs. Eastern Michigan, 9-12-09

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single-game career highs #91 • BRIAN ARNFELT • DL Tackles: 1 vs. Towson, 9/5/09 Solo Tackles: N/A Assisted Tackles: 1 vs. Towson, 9/5/09 #32 • DAVID ARNOLD • LB Tackles: 6 vs. Penn State, 10/31/09 Solo Tackles: 6 vs. Penn State, 10/31/09 Assisted Tackles: 3 at Michigan State, 10/17/09 TFL: 2.0 vs. Miami (Ohio), 10/10/09 Sacks: 1 (twice), vs. Miami (Ohio), 10/10/09 Forced Fumble: 1 at Purdue, 10/3/09 #21 • MIKE BOLDEN • CB Tackles: 3 vs. Southern Illinois, 9/13/08 Solo Tackles: 2 (twice), last vs. Illinois, 11/22/08 Assisted Tackles: 1 (twice), last vs. Ohio State, 11/8/08 Pass Deflections: 1 vs. Southern Illinois, 9/13/08 #12 • ANDREW BREWER • WR Pass Attempts: 30 at Penn State, 9/30/06 Completions: 14 at Penn State, 9/30/06 Passing Yards: 157 at Penn State, 9/30/06 Long Pass: 36 at Penn State, 9/30/06 Rushing Yards: 80 at Wisconsin, 10/7/06 Rushing Attempts: 20 vs. Purdue, 10/14/06 Rushing TD: 1 (three times), last vs. Illinois, 11/18/06 Long Rush: 24 at Wisconsin, 10/7/06 Receptions: 8 (twice), last vs. Indiana, 10/24/09 Yards: 145 vs. Towson, 9/5/09 Long Reception: 72 vs. Towson, 9/5/09 Receiving TD: 2 vs. Wisconsin, 11/21/09 #6 • CHARLES BROWN • WR Receptions: 3 at Michigan State, 10/17/09 Yards: 31 at Michigan State, 10/17/09 Long Reception: 16 at Michigan State, 10/17/09 #94 • VINCE BROWNE • DE Tackles: 8 vs. Miami (Ohio), 10/10/09 Solo Tackles: 6 vs. Miami (Ohio), 10/10/09 Assisted Tackles: 5 vs. Minnesota, 9/26/09 TFL: 4.0 vs. Ohio, 9/20/08 Sacks: 3.0 vs. Ohio, 9/20/08 Forced Fumbles: 1 vs. Ohio, 9/20/08 Blocks: 1 (field goal) vs. Ohio, 9/20/08 QB Hurries: 1 (twice), last vs. Minnesota, 9/26/09 Interception: 1 at Iowa, 9/27/08 #98 • CORBIN BRYANT • DT Tackles: 5 vs. Michigan State, 10/11/08 Solo Tackles: 4 vs. Michigan State, 10/11/08 Assisted Tackles: 3 vs. Syracuse, 8/30/08 TFL: 1 (eight times), last vs. Indiana, 10/24/09 Sacks: 1 (twice), last vs. Miami (Ohio), 10/10/09 Forced Fumbles: 1 vs. Syracuse, 8/30/08 Fumble Recovery: 1 at Iowa, 9/27/08 QB Hurries: 1 vs. Ohio, 9/20/08 #27 • JARED CARPENTER • S Tackles: 4 at Michigan State, 10/17/09 Solo Tackles: 2 (three times), last vs. Wisconsin, 11/21/09 Assisted Tackles: 2 (twice), last at Michigan State, 10/17/09 #20 • SCOTT CONCANNON • RB Rushing Yards: 73 vs. Indiana, 10/24/09 Rushing Attempts: 16 vs. Indiana, 10/24/09 Long Run: 21 vs. Towson, 9/5/09 Rushing TDs: 2 vs. Towson, 9/5/09 Receptions: 2 vs. Penn State, 10/31/09 Receiving Yards: 29 vs. Penn State, 10/31/09 Long Reception: 20 vs. Penn State, 10/31/09

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#41 • Quentin Davie • LB Tackles: 9 (three times), last at Purdue, 10/3/09 Solo Tackles: 7 at Purdue, 10/3/09 Assisted Tackles: 7 at Duke, 9/06/08 TFL: 3.5 vs. Southern Illinois, 9/13/08 Sacks: 3 vs. Miami (Ohio), 10/10/09 Forced Fumbles: 2 vs. Miami (Ohio), 10/10/09 Fumble Recovery: 1 at Michigan State, 10/17/09 QB Hurries: 3 vs. Minnesota, 9/26/09 Pass Deflections: 1 (twice), last at Purdue, 10/3/09 INT: 1 at Iowa, 11/7/09 #1 • STEFAN DEMOS • P/K Punts: 8 (four times), last at Iowa, 11/7/09 Longest Punt: 63 at Indiana, 10/25/08 Punt Average: 50.0 (three punts) vs. Purdue, 10/18/08 Punts Inside the 20: 6 vs. Syracuse, 8/30/08 FGs: 4 (twice), last vs. Wisconsin, 11/21/09 Longest FG: 49 vs. Eastern Michigan, 9/12/09 Kickoffs: 9 vs. Purdue, 10/18/08 Touchbacks: 2 (three times), last vs. Southern Illinois, 9/13/08 #22 • DEMETRIUS DUGAR • CB Tackles: 4 at Syracuse, 9/19/09 Solo Tackles: 3 at Syracuse, 9/19/09 Assisted Tackles: 2 vs. Towson, 9/5/09 Fumble Recovery: 1 at Purdue, 10/3/09 #9 • Drake Dunsmore • SB Receptions: 9 at Syracuse, 9/19/09 Yards: 81 at Syracuse, 9/19/09 Long Reception: 35 (twice), both vs. Duke, 9/15/07 Receiving TDs: 1 (twice), last at Iowa, 11/7/09 #11 • JEREMY EBERT • WR Receptions: 4 vs. Purdue, 10/18/08 Yards: 55 vs. Purdue, 10/18/08 Long Reception: 36 at Minnesota, 11/1/08 Touchdowns: 1 (twice), last at Minnesota, 11/1/08 Long Kickoff Return: 18 vs. Ohio, 9/20/08 Kickoff Return Yards: 18 vs. Ohio, 9/20/08 #19 • ARBY FIELDS • RB Rushing Yards: 50 at Illinois, 11/14/09 Rushing Attempts: 18 at Purdue, 10/3/09 Long Run: 25 at Syracuse, 9/19/09 Rushing TDs: 2 vs. Towson, 9/5/09 Receptions: 5 vs. Wisconsin, 11/21/09 Receiving Yards: 23 vs. Wisconsin, 11/21/09 #8 • DEMETRIUS FIELDS • WR Receptions: 5 at Syracuse, 9/19/09 Yards: 43 vs. Minnesota, 9/26/09 Long Reception: 14 (three times), last vs. Wisconsin, 11/21/09 Receiving TDs: 1 at Syracuse, 9/19/09 #81 • KEVIN FRYMIRE • WR Receptions: 1 (twice), last at Syracuse, 9/19/09 Yards: 16 at Syracuse, 9/19/09 Long Reception: 16 at Syracuse, 9/19/09 #79 • ADAM HAHN • DT Tackles: 6 vs. Nevada, 9/8/07 Solo Tackles: 3 vs. Nevada, 9/8/07 Assisted Tackles: 4 at Michigan State, 10/17/09 TFL: 1.5 at Michigan State, 10/17/09 Pass Deflections: 1 vs. Minnesota, 10/13/07 #35 • BEN JOHNSON • LB Tackles: 5 vs. Minnesota, 9/26/09 Solo Tackles: 3 (twice), last at Syracuse, 9/19/09 Assisted Tackles: 3 vs. Minnesota, 9/26/09 TFL: 1 (twice), last at Syracuse, 9/19/09 Forced Fumble: 1 at Syracuse, 9/19/09 Fumble Recovery: 1 at Syracuse, 9/19/09 INT: 1 vs. Eastern Michigan, 9/12/09

#13 • MIKE KAFKA • QB Pass Attempts: 47 (twice), last at Michigan State, 10/17/09 Completions: 35 at Syracuse, 9/19/09 Passing Yards: 390 at Syracuse, 9/19/09 Touchdown Passes: 3 at Syracuse, 9/19/09 Long Pass: 52 at Illinois, 11/14/09 Rushing Yards: 217 at Minnesota, 11/1/08 Rushing Attempts: 29 vs. Ohio State, 11/8/08 Long Rush: 55 at Nevada, 9/22/06 Total Offense: 383 at Syracuse, 9/19/09 #92 • EVAN LUXENBURG • DL Tackles: 4 vs. Towson, 9/5/09 Solo Tackles: 2 vs. Towson, 9/5/09 Assisted Tackles: 2 vs. Towson, 9/5/09 Sacks: 0.5 vs. Towson, 9/5/09 TFL: 0.5 vs. Towson, 9/5/09 #26 • JORDAN MABIN • CB Tackles: 7 (five times), last vs. Wisconsin, 11/21/09 Solo Tackles: 6 (twice), last vs. Wisconsin, 11/21/09 Assisted Tackles: 4 (three times), last at Iowa, 11/7/09 TFL: 1 (twice), last vs. Illinois, 11/22/08 Pass Deflections: 1 (three times), last vs. Illinois, 11/22/08 INT: 1 (five times), last vs. Wisconsin, 11/21/09 Forced Fumble: 1 at Duke, 9/06/08 Fumble Recovery: 1 (twice), last at Purdue, 10/3/09 Kickoff Returns: 2 at Duke, 9/06/08 Kickoff Return Yards: 44 at Duke, 9/06/08 Long Kickoff Return: 24 at Duke, 9/06/08 #93 • NIKO MAFULI • DL Tackles: 2 (twice), last at Michigan State, 10/17/09 Solo Tackles: 1 (twice), last at Illinois, 11/14/09 Assisted Tackles: 2 at Michigan State, 10/17/09 Sacks: 1 vs. Towson, 9/5/09 TFL: 1.0 vs. Towson, 9/5/09 #85 • ZEKE MARKSHAUSEN • WR Receptions: 16 at Michigan State, 10/17/09 Yards: 111 at Michigan State, 10/17/09 Long Reception: 30 at Syracuse, 9/19/09 Receiving TD: 1 (three times), last at Illinois, 11/14/09 #3 • JERAVIN MATTHEWS • RB Rushing Yards: 16 vs. Miami (Ohio), 10/10/09 Rushing Attempts: 3 vs. Towson, 9/5/09 Long Run: 16 vs. Miami (Ohio), 10/10/09 Long Kickoff Return: 40 vs. Michigan State, 10/11/08 Kickoff Return Yards: 94 vs. Minnesota, 9/26/09 #24 • SHERRICK McMANIS • CB Long Kickoff Return: 49 at Purdue, 10/27/07 Kickoff Return Yards: 172 at Illinois, 11/17/07 Tackles: 11, at Iowa, 9/27/08 Solo Tackles: 9 at Duke, 9/06/08 Assisted Tackles: 7 vs. Minnesota, 9/26/09 INT: 1 (eight times), last at Illinois, 11/14/09 Pass Deflections: 3 at Michigan, 11/15/08 Sacks: 1 vs. Iowa, 11/3/07 TFL: 2 (twice), last vs. Iowa, 11/3/07 Forced Fumble: 1 vs. Miami (Ohio), 10/10/09 #51 • BRYCE McNAUL • LB Tackles: 2 (twice), last at Illinois, 11/14/09 Solo Tackles: 2 at Illinois, 11/14/09 Assisted Tackles: 2 vs. Minnesota, 9/26/09 #80 • BRENDAN MITCHELL • SB Receptions: 4 vs. Minnesota, 9/26/09 Yards: 38 vs. Minnesota, 9/26/09 Long Reception: 25 vs. Eastern Michigan, 10/19/07 Receiving TDs: 1 (twice), last vs. Minnesota, 9/26/09

single-game career highs #33 • DAVID NWABUISI • LB Tackles: 4 at Syracuse, 9/19/09 Solo Tackles: 4 at Syracuse, 9/19/09 Assisted Tackles: 1 vs. Towson, 9/5/09 TFL: 1.0 vs. Indiana, 10/24/09

#5 • SIDNEY STEWART • WR Receptions: 7 vs. Michigan State, 10/11/08 Yards: 94 vs. Wisconsin, 11/21/09 Long Reception: 49 vs. Wisconsin, 11/21/09 Touchdown Receptions: 1 (twice), last vs. Wisconsin, 11/21/09

#7 • DAN PERSA • QB Pass Attempts: 23 vs. Penn State, 10/31/09 Completions: 14 vs. Penn State, 10/31/09 Passing Yards: 115 vs. Penn State, 10/31/09 Touchdown Passes: 1 (twice), last at Iowa, 11/7/09 Long Pass: 72 vs. Towson, 9/5/09 Rushing Yards: 42 vs. Penn State, 10/31/09 Rushing Attempts: 14 vs. Penn State, 10/31/09 Long Rush: 25 vs. Penn State, 10/31/09

#67 • MARSHALL THOMAS • DT Tackles: 5 at Illinois, 11/14/09 Solo Tackles: 4 at Illinois, 11/14/09 Assisted Tackles: 3 vs. Missouri, 12/29/08 Sacks: 1 (twice), last vs. Eastern Michigan, 9/12/09 TFL: 1 (four times), last at Illinois, 11/14/09 QB Hurries: 1 vs. Syracuse, 8/30/08 Fumble Recoveries: 2 at Iowa, 11/7/09

#10 • BRIAN PETERS • S Tackles: 11 at Michigan State, 10/17/09 Solo Tackles: 6 (twice), last at Illinois, 11/14/09 Assisted Tackles: 8 at Michigan State, 10/17/09 TFL: 1 (four times), last at Illinois, 11/14/09 INT: 1 (three times), last vs. Miami (Ohio), 10/10/09 Pass Deflection: 1 (three times), last vs. Indiana, 10/24/09 Forced Fumble: 1 (three times), last at Illinois, 11/14/09 Fumble Recovery: 1 (four times), last vs. Wisconsin, 11/21/09 #17 • BrAd Phillips • S Tackles: 14 vs. Michigan State, 10/11/08 Solo Tackles: 11 vs. Wisconsin, 11/21/09 Assisted Tackles: 11 vs. Michigan State, 10-11-08 TFL: 2 (twice), last vs. Wisconsin, 11/21/09 Sacks: 1 (three times), last vs. Miami (Ohio), 10/10/09 Pass Deflections: 2 (three times), last at Indiana, 10/25/08 INT: 1 (five times), last at Syracuse, 9/19/09 Forced Fumbles: 2 at Purdue, 10/3/09 #31 • STONE PINCKNEY • LB Tackles: 2 vs. Towson, 9/5/09 Solo Tackles: 1 vs. Towson, 9/5/09 Assisted Tackles: 1 vs. Towson, 9/5/09 #89 • Josh Rooks • SB Receptions: 2 at Purdue, 10/3/09 Yards: 23 at Syracuse, 9/19/09 Long Reception: 23 at Syracuse, 9/19/09 Touchdowns: 1 (twice), last at Minnesota, 11/1/08 #39 • JACOB SCHMIDT • RB Rushing Yards: 61 vs. Eastern Michigan, 9/12/09 Rushing Attempts: 13 vs. Eastern Michigan, 9/12/09 Long Run: 10 vs. Eastern Michigan, 9/12/09 Rushing TDs: 1 vs. Towson, 9/5/09 Receptions: 4 at Syracuse, 9/19/09 Receiving Yards: 46 at Syracuse, 9/19/09 Long Reception: 25 vs. Miami (Ohio), 10/10/09 #25 • Stephen Simmons • RB Kickoff Returns: 5 (three times), last vs. Penn State, 10/31/09 Kickoff Return Yards: 155 vs. Wisconsin, 11/21/09 Rushing Yards: 77 vs. Towson, 9/5/09 Rushing Attempts: 22 (twice), last vs. Illinois, 11/22/08 Long Run: 21 at Michigan, 11/15/08 Rushing TDs: 2 vs. Eastern Michigan, 9/12/09 Long Kickoff Return: 99 at Ohio State, 9/22/07

#28 • JUSTAN VAUGHN • CB Tackles: 5 at Duke, 9/06/08 Solo Tackles: 4 (twice), last at Duke, 9/06/08 Assisted Tackles: 2 vs. Eastern Michigan, 9/12/09 #42 • KEVIN WATT • DE Tackles: 4 vs. Miami (Ohio), 10/10/09 Solo Tackles: 2 at Illinois, 11/14/09 Assisted Tackles: 4 vs. Miami (Ohio), 10/10/09 Sacks: 1 at Syracuse, 9/19/09 TFL: 1 at Syracuse, 9/19/09 QB Hurry: 1 vs. Minnesota, 9/26/09 #47 • RICKY WEINA • CB Tackles: 5 vs. Penn State, 10/31/09 Solo Tackles: 5 vs. Penn State, 10/31/09 Assisted Tackles: 1 vs. Indiana, 10/24/09 PBU: 1 (twice), last vs. Penn State, 10/31/09 Kick Blocks: 1 vs. Indiana, 10/24/09

2010 Schedule September 4 at Vanderbilt 11 vs. Illinois State 18 at Rice 25 TBA (home game) October 2 at Minnesota 9 vs. Purdue 16 Open 23 vs. Michigan State (HC) 30 at Indiana November 6 at Penn State 13 vs. Iowa 20 vs. Illinois 27 at Wisconsin

#57 • Nate Williams • LB Tackles: 12 (three times), last vs. Miami (Ohio), 10/10/09 Solo Tackles: 7 (twice), last vs. Penn State, 10/31/09 Assisted Tackles: 10 vs. Missouri, 12/29/08 TFL: 1.5 (twice), last vs. Towson, 9/5/09 Sacks: 1 at Minnesota, 11/1/08 Pass Deflections: 1 (five times), last vs. Wisconsin, 11/21/09 Interceptions: 1 (twice), last at Illinois, 11/14/09 #88 • QUENTIN WILLIAMS • DL Tackles: 2 (four times), last at Iowa, 11/7/09 Solo Tackles: 2 (three times), last at Michigan State, 10/17/09 Assisted Tackles: 2 at Iowa, 11/7/09 INT: 1 vs. Towson, 9/5/09 QB Hurries: 1 vs. Indiana, 10/24/09 #99 • COREY WOOTTON • DE Tackles: 7 vs. New Hampshire, 9/9/06 Solo Tackles: 6 at Purdue, 10/27/07 Assisted Tackles: 5 vs. Duke, 9/15/07 Sacks: 2 (twice), last vs. Southern Illinois, 9/13/08 TFL: 3 (twice), last at Indiana, 10/25/08 Interceptions: 1 (four times), last vs. Missouri, 12/29/08 Blocks: 1 (four times), last (FG) at Syracuse, 9/19/09 Fumble Recovery: 1 (three times), last at Purdue, 10/3/09 QB Hurries: 2 (three times), last vs. Eastern Michigan, 9/12/09 Pass Deflections: 2 vs. Eastern Michigan, 10/19/07

#4 • Brendan Smith • S Tackles: 12 (twice), last vs. Eastern Michigan, 9/12/09 Solo Tackles: 11 at Michigan, 10/28/06 Assisted Tackles: 7 (twice), last vs. Eastern Michigan, 9/12/09 TFL: 1 (twice), vs. Ohio, 9/20/08 Interceptions: 1 (seven times), last at Minnesota, 11/1/08 Pass Deflections: 3 vs. Southern Illinois, 9/13/08

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game-by-game offensive statistics RUSHING Player No-Yds/TD Arby Fields 79-294/5 Mike Kafka 130-265/7 Scott Concannon 67-240/2 Stephen Simmons 56-226/2 Jacob Schmidt 56-181/1 Dan Persa 49-167/0 Jeravin Matthews 9-61/0 Mark Woodsum 6-17/0 Joe Mauro 2-6/0

PU 18-43/1 18-39/1 DNP-I DNP-I 2-2/0 3-9/0 0-0/0 0-0/0 DNP

MU 11-27/0 15-53/2 0-0/0 2-3/0 10-29/0 1-2/0 1-16/0 0-0/0 DNP

29-64/1

43-87/2

41-128/2 29-104/0

Player No-Yds/TD TOW EMU SU MINN Zeke Markshausen 79-774/3 2-30/0 2-38/0 9-86/0 6-70/0 Andrew Brewer 49-792/7 6-145/1 2-18/0 4-73/1 3-44/1 Drake Dunsmore 38-403/2 2-24/0 2-48/0 9-81/1 4-37/0 Sidney Stewart 32-373/1 1-19/0 DNP-I DNP-I 5-43/0 Demetrius Fields 23-199/1 3-30/0 4-25/0 5-39/1 4-43/0 Arby Fields 16-71/0 0-0/0 2-7/0 0-0/0 2-12/0 Jeremy Ebert 15-162/0 1-8/0 1-7/0 2-26/0 1-12/0 Jacob Schmidt 14-147/0 0-0/0 0-0/0 4-46/0 3-10/0 Charles Brown 8-65/0 0-0/0 0-0/0 0-0/0 0-0/0 Stephen Simmons 6-37/0 1-8/0 1-15/0 DNP-I DNP-I Scott Concannon 4-43/0 0-0/0 0-0/0 0-0/0 0-0/0 Brendan Mitchell 4-38/1 0-0/0 0-0/0 0-0/0 4-38/1 Josh Rooks 3-34/0 0-0/0 0-0/0 0-0/0 0-0/0 Mark Woodsum 2-15/0 0-0/0 0-0/0 0-0/0 0-0/0 Mike Kafka 1-24/1 0-0/0 0-0/0 1-24/1 0-0/0 Kevin Frymire 1-16/0 0-0/0 0-0/0 1-16/0 0-0/0 TOTALS 295-3,193/16 16-264/1 14-158/0 36-414/4 32-309/2

PU 10-56/0 0-0/0 4-42/0 4-51/0 1-11/0 4-16/0 0-0/0 3-37/0 0-0/0 DNP-I DNP-I 0-0/0 2-11/0 0-0/0 0-0/0 0-0/0

TOTALS

TOW 6-48/2 6-6/ 7-32/2 18-77/0 4-18/1 2-7/0 3-11/0 6-17/0 2-6/0

EMU SU MINN 7-5/0 2-24/0 9-43/1 5-21/0 13-(-7)/0 12-(-13)/0 8-21/0 1-(-3)/0 0-0/0 13-73/2 DNP-I DNP-I 13-61/0 10-30/0 6-20/0 1-5/0 2-8/0 DNP DNP-I DNP-I 2-14/0 0-0/0 0-0/0 0-0/0 DNP DNP DNP

466-1,439/17 54-221/5 48-185/2 28-52/0

MSU 2-5/0 18-42/0 0-0/0 5-23/0 DNP 2-5/0 1-6/0 0-0/0 DNP

IND 5-10/0 17-65/1 16-73/0 DNP-I 0-0/0 DNP 2-14/0 0-0/0 DNP

PSU IOWA 1-5/0 1-6/0 8-42/1 4-(-12)/0 8-13/0 15-59/0 3-8/0 6-11/0 2-7/0 3-5/0 14-42/0 17-67/0 0-0/0 DNP 0-0/0 0-0/0 DNP DNP

ILL 9-50/1 7-12/1 9-37/0 4-8/0 5-10/0 7-23/0 0-0/0 0-0/0 DNP

WIS 8-28/0 7-17/0 3-8/0 5-23/0 1-0/0 DNP 0-0/0 0-0/0 DNP

41-162/1 37-119/1 49-130/0 42-139/2 25-73/0

RECEIVING

28-224/0

MU 5-68/0 0-0/0 4-38/0 2-32/0 1-8/0 0-0/0 0-0/0 1-25/0 2-20/0 0-0/0 0-0/0 0-0/0 0-0/0 0-0/0 0-0/0 0-0/0

MSU 16-111/1 8-104/1 2-16/0 0-0/0 0-0/0 0-0/0 1-12/0 DNP 3-31/0 3-11/0 0-0/0 0-0/0 0-0/0 1-6/0 0-0/0 0-0/0

15-191/0 34-291/2

IND 8-94/1 8-135/1 1-11/0 4-41/0 1-8/0 1-6/0 1-5/0 0-0/0 2-12/0 DNP-I 0-0/0 0-0/0 0-0/0 0-0/0 0-0/0 DNP

PSU 9-60/0 6-65/0 3-28/0 3-20/0 1-7/0 1-6/0 1-16/0 1-10/0 1-2/0 0-0/0 2-29/0 0-0/0 0-0/0 1-9/0 0-0/0 0-0/0

IOWA 3-20/0 3-33/0 3-19/1 4-24/0 0-0/0 0-0/0 1-6/0 1-7/0 0-0/0 0-0/0 0-0/0 0-0/0 0-0/0 0-0/0 0-0/0 DNP

ILL WIS 6-104/1 3-37/0 3-73/0 6-102/2 1-14/0 3-45/0 5-49/0 4-94/1 2-14/0 1-14/0 1-1/0 5-23/0 2-26/0 4-44/0 1-12/0 0-0/0 0-0/0 DNP-I 1-3/0 0-0/0 1-9/0 1-5/0 0-0/0 0-0/0 0-0/0 0-0/0 0-0/0 0-0/0 0-0/0 0-0/0 DNP 0-0/0

26-312/2 29-252/0 15-109/1 23-305/1 27-264/3

PASSING Mike Kafka Towson Eastern Michigan at Syracuse Minnesota at Purdue Miami (Ohio) at Michigan State Indiana Penn State at Iowa at Illinois Wisconsin

Att Comp Int Pct 20 15 0 .750 24 14 1 .583 42 35 1 .833 47 32 1 .681 44 28 0 .636 31 15 1 .484 47 34 0 .723 46 26 3 .565 18 14 0 .778 18 10 0 .556 37 23 0 .622 40 26 0 .650

TOTALS

414

272

Yds TD Lng Sack Yds 192 0 27 1 9 158 0 28 0 0 390 3 39 5 36 309 2 24 4 39 224 0 22 2 20 191 0 25 2 13 291 2 26 3 15 312 2 51 0 0 128 0 16 2 2 72 0 14 2 16 305 1 52 1 5 326 2 49 1 3

.657 2,898 12

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Dan Persa Att Comp Towson 2 1 Eastern Michigan 0 0 at Syracuse 0 0 Minnesota at Purdue 0 0 Miami (Ohio) 0 0 at Michigan State 0 0 Indiana Penn State 23 14 at Iowa 9 5 at Illinois 0 0 Wisconsin TOTALS

Int 1 0 0 DNP 0 0 0 DNP 0 1 0 DNP

Pct .500 .000 .000

Yds TD Lng Sack Yds 72 1 72 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

.000 .000 .000

0 0 0

.609 .556 .000

115 37 0

0 1 0

0 13 0

4 1 0

29 6 0

.588

224

game-by-game defensive statistics GAME-BY-GAME TACKLES

UA-AT TT TOW Brad Phillips 50-34 84 2-2 Quentin Davie 44-37 81 4-5 Nate Williams 40-39 79 3-4 Jordan Mabin 50-16 66 1-0 Brian Peters 34-29 63 1-1 Vince Browne 22-14 36 1-0 Brendan Smith 21-13 34 2-1 Sherrick McManis 24-10 34 0-0 David Arnold 23-8 31 DNP-I Corbin Bryant 17-13 30 0-0 Marshall Thomas 15-10 25 2-1 Ben Johnson 13-9 22 0-2 Corey Wootton 16-4 20 0-0 Adam Hahn 9-8 17 DNP-I Jared Carpenter 12-5 17 1-1 Quentin Williams 8-6 14 2-0 Demetrius Dugar 6-5 11 0-2 David Nwabuisi 7-1 8 2-1 Jeravin Matthews 5-4 9 0-0 Kevin Watt 4-5 9 0-1 Jacob Schmidt 4-5 9 0-1 Charles Brown 5-2 7 1-1 Justan Vaughn 4-3 7 2-1 Ricky Weina 6-1 7 0-0 Roderick Goodlow 4-3 7 DNP Niko Mafuli 2-4 6 1-1 Bryce McNaul 2-4 6 0-1 Hunter Bates 1-3 4 0-1 Evan Luxenburg 2-2 4 2-2 Stone Pinckney 1-2 3 1-1 Jack DiNardo 1-2 3 0-0 Stefan Demos 2-1 3 0-0 Zeke Markshausen 2-0 2 0-0 Stephen Simmons 2-0 2 0-0 Mark Woodsum 2-0 2 0-0 Kyle Petty 1-1 2 0-0 TEAM 2-0 2 0-0 Arby Fields 1-0 1 1-0 Mike Kafka 1-0 1 0-0 Al Netter 1-0 1 0-0 Mike Bolden 0-1 1 0-0 James Kurzawski 0-1 1 0-1 Brian Arnfelt 0-1 1 0-1 Total 468-306 774 29-32

PUNTING

Stefan Demos Towson Eastern Michigan at Syracuse Minnesota at Purdue Miami (Ohio) at Michigan State Indiana Penn State at Iowa at Illinois Wisconsin Totals Team Totals Opponents

No. 1 3 6 4 4 7 6 4 5 8 5 5 58 58 60

Yds 36 106 212 163 125 251 195 140 181 293 172 171 2,045 2,045 2,413

EMU 5-1 4-4 7-2 4-0 2-1 2-0 5-7 DNP-I DNP-I 2-1 2-1 3-1 1-0 DNP-I 2-0 0-1 0-0 0-0 DNP-I 0-0 1-0 1-1 1-2 0-0 DNP 0-0 0-0 0-1 0-0 0-1 0-0 1-0 1-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 DNP 0-0

SU 6-0 3-1 DNP-I 5-2 3-2 4-1 4-0 DNP-I DNP-I 2-0 2-0 3-1 2-1 1-0 1-0 0-0 3-1 4-0 DNP-I 1-0 0-0 0-0 DNP-I 0-0 DNP DNP 0-0 0-0 DNP 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 DNP-I 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 1-0 0-1 DNP DNP

MINN 1-6 4-5 3-1 3-2 4-1 0-5 6-3 2-7 0-0 2-2 0-2 2-3 1-1 1-1 DNP 0-1 1-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 1-0 DNP-I 0-0 DNP DNP 0-2 0-0 DNP DNP 0-0 1-0 0-0 DNP-I 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 DNP DNP

PU 4-2 7-2 4-2 5-2 1-1 3-1 2-1 1-0 3-1 2-0 1-1 1-1 2-0 1-0 1-0 1-0 0-1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 DNP-I 0-1 DNP DNP 0-0 0-0 0-0 DNP-I 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0

MU 6-5 5-2 2-10 5-2 2-6 6-2 1-0 2-0 4-1 3-1 0-1 0-0 0-0 1-1 0-2 2-0 1-1 0-0 1-0 0-4 0-1 0-0 DNP-I 0-0 0-1 0-1 DNP-I 0-0 DNP DNP 0-0 0-0 1-0 0-0 0-0 0-1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0

MSU 1-2 2-5 5-6 4-2 3-8 0-1 DNP-I 4-1 2-3 1-2 0-0 DNP-I 0-0 1-4 2-2 2-0 1-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 DNP 0-0 DNP-I 0-0 0-0 0-2 DNP-I 0-0 DNP DNP 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 1-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0

IND 4-2 2-4 1-4 5-0 5-2 0-2 DNP-I 1-0 DNP-I 3-0 2-0 5-1 1-0 0-0 1-0 0-0 0-0 1-0 2-0 0-0 0-0 1-0 DNP-I 1-1 0-0 0-0 DNP-I 1-0 DNP DNP 0-0 0-0 1-0 DNP-I 0-0 0-0 1-0 0-0 1-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0

PSU 5-1 6-1 7-0 6-0 1-0 1-0 1-1 DNP-I 6-0 1-2 1-0 0-0 1-0 1-1 1-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 1-0 1-0 0-0 5-0 0-0 0-0 DNP-I 0-0 DNP DNP 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 1-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0

IOWA 3-7 3-2 0-4 2-4 1-2 0-2 DNP-I 6-1 4-1 1-1 1-2 DNP-I 2-1 1-1 0-0 0-2 0-0 0-0 DNP 0-0 1-1 0-0 1-0 DNP 1-0 0-0 DNP-I 0-0 DNP DNP 1-0 0-0 0-0 1-0 2-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0

ILL 1-5 2-6 3-4 4-1 6-1 3-0 DNP-I 4-1 2-2 0-2 4-1 DNP-I 2-1 1-0 1-0 1-2 0-0 0-0 0-0 2-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 DNP 3-0 1-0 2-0 0-0 DNP DNP 0-2 0-0 0-0 1-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 DNP 0-0 DNP

WIS 11-1 2-0 5-2 6-1 5-4 2-0 DNP-I 4-0 2-0 0-2 1-0 0-0 4-0 1-0 2-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 1-2 1-0 1-2 DNP-I 0-0 DNP 0-2 0-0 0-1 0-0 DNP DNP 0-0 0-1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 DNP 0-0 DNP

44-24

45-10

33-42

41-18

43-42

29-38

39-16

46-6

31-31

43-28

48-18

Avg 36.0 35.3 35.3 40.8 31.2 35.9 32.5 35.0 36.2 36.6 34.4 34.2 35.3 35.3 40.2

Long 36 37 40 44 43 46 43 46 43 44 47 37 47 47 73

TB 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 8

FC 0 0 4 3 1 0 1 0 4 1 1 2 17 17 17

I20 0 2 3 1 1 2 1 1 1 3 1 0 16 16 20

Blkd 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1

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game-by-game starters and superlatives Offense

Opponent Towson Eastern Michigan at Syracuse Minnestoa at Purdue Miami (Ohio) at Michigan State Indiana Penn State at Iowa at Illinois Wisconsin

WR Brewer Brewer Brewer Brewer Brewer Brewer Brewer Brewer Brewer Brewer Brewer Brewer

Defense

Opponent Towson Eastern Michigan at Syracuse Minnesota at Purdue Miami (Ohio) at Michigan State Indiana Penn State at Iowa at Illinois Wisconsin

LE Wootton Wootton Wootton Wootton Wootton Watt Watt Wootton Wootton Wootton Wootton Wootton

WR/SB Rooks Rooks Dunsmore Ebert Rooks Ebert Rooks Dunsmore Mitchell Dunsmore Dunsmore Dunsmore

DT Bryant Bryant Bryant Bryant Bryant Bryant Bryant Bryant Bryant Bryant Bryant Bryant

LT Netter Netter Netter Netter Netter Netter Netter Netter Netter Netter Netter Netter

LG Taylor Taylor Taylor Grant Taylor Taylor Grant Grant Grant Grant Grant Grant

C Burkett Burkett Burkett Burkett Burkett Burkett Burkett Burkett Burkett Burkett Burkett Burkett

RG Bartels Bartels Bartels Bartels Bartels Bartels Bartels Bartels Bartels Bartels Bartels Bartesl

DT Thomas Thomas Thomas Thomas Thomas Hahn Hahn Hahn Hahn Thomas Hahn Hahn

DE Browne Browne Browne Browne Browne Browne Browne Browne Browne Browne Browne Browne

OLB Johnson Johnson Johnson Johnson Johnson Arnold Arnold Johnson Arnold Arnold Arnold McNaul

MLB Williams Williams Nwabuisi Williams Williams Williams Williams Williams Williams Williams Williams Williams

RT Mattes Mattes Mattes Mattes Mattes Mattes Deiters Deiters Deiters Deiters Deiters Deiters

OLB Davie Davie Davie Davie Davie Davie Davie Davie Davie Davie Davie Davie

WR WR Stewart Matthews Ebert Markshausen D. Fields Markshausen D. Fields Markshausen D. Fields Dunsmore D. Fields Markshausen D. Fields Mitchell Ebert Markshausen Ebert Markshausen Stewart Markshausen Stewart Markshausen Sterwart Markshausen

CB McManis Vaughn Dugar McManis McManis McManis McManis McManis Weina McManis McManis McManis

SS Smith Smith Smith Smith Smith Smith Peters Peters Smith Peters Peters Peters

QB Kafka Kafka Kafka Kafka Kafka Kafka Kafka Kafka Kafka Kafka Kafka Kafka

FS Phillips Phillips Phillips Phillips Phillips Phillips Phillips Carpenter Phillips Phillips Phillips Phillips

NU/Opponent Game Highs

RB Simmons Simmons Schmidt Schmidt A. Fields A. Fields Simmons A. Fields Concannon Concannon Concannon Concannon

CB Mabin Mabin Mabin Mabin Mabin Mabin Mabin Mabin Mabin Mabin Mabin Mavin

Category Northwestern Opponent Category Northwestern Opponent Points.................................. 47 vs. Towson.................. 37 by Syracuse Total Plays..................88 vs. Purdue........................79 by Miami (Ohio) First Downs......................... 35 vs. Syracuse .............. 23 by Syracuse Total Yards.................485 vs. Towson......................471 by Syracuse Rushing Attempts............... 54 vs. Towson . ............... 45 by Illinois Sacks by....................8-40 vs. Miami (Ohio)............6-31 by Penn State Turnovers forced........6 vs. Purdue..........................3 by EMU, SU, UM and IU Rushing Yards.................... 221 vs. Towson . ............. 212 by Illinois Rushing Average................ 4.1 vs. Towson................. 6.0 by Penn State Penalties....................9 vs. Wisconsin......................9 by Miami (Ohio) Passing Completions.......... 36 vs Syracuse................ 24 by Syracuse Penalty Yards.............80 vs. Miami (Ohio)...............76 by Eastern Michigan Passing Attempts................ 47 vs. Minnesota, MSU... 37 by Miami (Ohio) Interceptions by..........3 vs. Miami (Ohio).................3 by Indiana TD Rushes.................5 vs. Towson..........................3 by Minnesota, Indiana Passing Yards..................... 414 vs. Syracuse............. 346 by Syracuse TD Passes.......................... 4 vs. Syracuse................. 3 by Purdue and Penn State

NU/INDIVIDUAL Game Highs Category Points Rushing Attempts Rushing Yards Long Rush Passing Completions Passing Attempts Passing Yards Long Pass Receptions Receiving Yards

Northwestern Opponent 15, Stefan Demos (Wisconsin).........................................................................18, Duane Bennett (Minnesota) 18, Stephen Simmons (Towson), Arby Fields and Mike Kafka (Purdue)..........23, John Clay (Wisconsin) 77, Stephen Simmons (Towson).......................................................................127, Dwayne Priest (Eastern Michigan) 25, Arby Fields (Syracuse) and Dan Persa (Penn State)..................................70, Darius Willis (Indiana) 35, Mike Kafka (Syracuse)................................................................................24, Greg Paulus (Syracuse) 47, Mike Kafka (Minnesota and Michigan State)..............................................36, Zac Dysert (Miami (Ohio)) 390, Mike Kafka (Syracuse)..............................................................................346, Greg Paulus (Syracuse) 72, Dan Persa (Towson)...................................................................................74, Ricky Stanzi (Iowa) 16, Zeke Markshausen (Michigan State)..........................................................12, Blair White (Michigan State) 145, Andrew Brewer (Towson)..........................................................................209, Mike Williams (Syracuse)

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game one: towson TOWSON Northwestern

14 47

Northwestern used 485 yards of total offense to roar past Towson 47-14 in its 2009 home opener at Ryan Field. NU’s total was the most points the Widcats have scored in a season opener since a 62-0 win over DePauw in 1944. Northwestern found the end zone three times in the first quarter, opening up a 21-0 lead on the Tigers behind a pair of touchdown rushes from Arby Fields and another from Jacob Schmidt. A 72-yard touchdown pass from Dan Persa to Andrew Brewer gave the Wildcats a 28-0 lead early in the second, while a 21-yard run by Scott Concannon helped NU build a 37-7 halftime advantage. Sept. 5, 2009 A 33-yard touchdown pass from Peter Athens to at Ryan Field David Newson helped Towson cut the deficit to 37-14 Attendance: 17,857 early in the second half. But a 26-yard field goal from Stefan Demos and a three-yard touchdown run by Concannon extended the Wildcat lead to 47-14. Brewer finished with six catches for a career-best 145 yards and the touchdown, with Mike Kafka completing 15-of-20 passes for 192 yards. Persa was 1-of-2 on the afternoon, connecting on the touchdown pass to Brewer. Stephen Simmons led the ’Cats in rushing, carrying the ball 18 times for 77 yards, with A. Fields gaining 48 yards on six carries and the pair of touchdowns in his Northwestern debut. Concannon had 32 yards on seven carries with two touchdowns as well. Nine different Wildcats recorded rushing attempts in the game and seven different ’Cats had receptions. Defensively, Quentin Davie led Northwestern with nine tackles while Nate Williams added seven. The duo also recorded 1.5 tackles for loss each. Justan Vaughn and Quentin Williams both recorded interceptions in the game for the Wildcats.

Scoring Summary TOWSON NORTHWESTERN

0 21

7 16

7 3

0 7

— —

14 47

First Quarter: 8:46 NU—Schmidt 2 run (Demos kick); 3:37 NU—A. Fields 2 run (Demos kick); :44 NU—A. Fields 22 run (Demos kick) Second Quarter: 12:44 Brewer 72 pass from Persa (Demos kick); 11:57 NU—TEAM safety; 3:44 TOWSON—Dameron 1 run (Boyer kick); 1:17 NU—Concannon 21 run (Demos kick) Third Quarter: 10:07 TOWSON—Newsom 33 pass from Athens (Boyer kick); 4:55 NU—Demos 26 FG Fourth Quarter: 10:43 NU—Concannon 3 run (Flaherty kick)

Game Statistics TOWSON NU 12.................................................. First Downs.................................................. 22 30............................................. Rushing Attempts............................................. 54 85..........................................Yards Gained Rushing........................................ 237 20............................................Yards Lost Rushing............................................ 16 65.............................................Net Yards Rushing........................................... 221 140...........................................Net Yards Passing........................................... 264 27............................................. Passes Attempted............................................. 22 15............................................ Passes Completed............................................ 16 2.................................................Had Intercepted................................................. 1 57...........................................Total Offensive Plays........................................... 76 205............................................. Total Net Yards............................................. 485 0-0................................................Fumbles-Lost................................................ 0-0 3-25............................................Penalties-Yards............................................ 6-45 1-1-0.................................... Interceptions-Yards-TD..................................... 2-0-0 5-194.............................................Punts-Yards............................................... 1-36 38.8.............................................Avg. Yard/Punt............................................. 36.0 0-0-0.....................................Punt Return-Yards-TD.................................... 4-25-0 6-100-0............................... Kickoff Return-Yards-TD.................................. 4-96-0 29:08.........................................Possession Time......................................... 30:52 5/13.....................................Third-Down Conversions................................... 12/17 1-9..............................................Sacks By-Yards............................................ 2-12

Rushing: TOWSON—Greening 9-35 NU—Simmons 18-77

Individual Leaders Passing: TOWSON—Athens 15-25-140-1 NU—Kafka 15-20-192-0

Receiving: TOWSON—Newsom 6-74 NU—Brewer 6-145

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game two: eastern michigan EASTERN MICHIGAN NORTHWESTERN

24 27

Junior Stefan Demos hit a career-long 49-yard field goal with six seconds remaining in the fourth quarter to give Northwestern a 27-24 win over Eastern Michigan at Ryan Field. The field goal was the longest of Demos’ career after he hit a 26-yard chip shot last week versus Towson for his first collegiate field goal. It was the longest for NU since Amado Villarreal hit a 49-yarder on Sept. 29, 2007, against Michigan. Demos also added a 20-yard field goal earlier in the fourth quarter. Stephen Simmons rushed for 73 yards and a pair of touchdowns for Northwestern (2-0). He scored on the first two drives of the game for NU, finding Sept. 12, 2009 paydirt from one yard out midway through the first at Ryan Field quarter and then reaching the end zone again from Attendance: 19,239 14 yards early in the second. The latter touchdown capped a 13-play, 99-yard drive. Linebacker Ben Johnson made the score 21-0 when he intercepted an Andy Schmitt pass and returned it 70 yards for a pick-six at the 9:08 mark in the second quarter. MU (0-2) took advantage of a fumble by NU deep in its own territory to get on the board late in the second when Joe Carithers connected on a 33-yard field goal. The Eagles eventually worked all the way back to tie the score, 24-24, with 21 second-half points, including a pair of fourth-quarter touchdowns. The game-tying tally came at the 2:08 mark when Terrence Blevins scored from three-yards out. The game-winning drive featured a pair of penalties against NU before quarterback Mike Kafka found Andrew Brewer for a pair of late completions to set up the gamewinning kick. Kafka finished 14-of-24 through the air for 158 yards and one interception. Demetrius Fields caught four passes to lead the Wildcats while Drake Dunsmore hauled in two catches for a team-high 48 yards. In addition to Simmons, walk-on running back Jacob Schmidt also had 13 carries and a career-best 61 yards on the ground. Brendan Smith led the defense with a career-high-tying 12 tackles.

Scoring Summary EASTERN MICHIGAN NORTHWESTERN

0 7

3 14

7 0

14 6

— —

24 27

First Quarter: 6:38 NU—Simmons 1 run (Demos kick) Second Quarter: 12:33 NU—Simmons 14 run (Demos kick); 9:08 NU—Johnson 70 INT return (Demos kick); 3:32 EMU—Carithers 33 FG Third Quarter: 4:33 EMU—Priest 1 run (Carithers kick) Fourth Quarter: 12:57 NU—Demos 20 FG; 9:55 EMU—Stone 25 pass from Schmitt (Carithers kick); 2:40 EMU— Blevins 3 run (Carithers kick); 00:06 NU—Demos 49 FG

Game Statistics EMU NU 17.................................................. First Downs.................................................. 22 32............................................. Rushing Attempts............................................. 48 183........................................Yards Gained Rushing........................................ 201 11............................................Yards Lost Rushing............................................ 16 172...........................................Net Yards Rushing........................................... 185 148...........................................Net Yards Passing........................................... 158 28............................................. Passes Attempted............................................. 24 20............................................ Passes Completed............................................ 14 2.................................................Had Intercepted................................................. 1 60...........................................Total Offensive Plays........................................... 72 320............................................. Total Net Yards............................................. 343 0-0................................................Fumbles-Lost................................................ 3-2 8-76............................................Penalties-Yards............................................ 5-56 1-15-0.................................. Interceptions-Yards-TD................................... 2-70-1 4-160.............................................Punts-Yards............................................. 3-106 40.0.............................................Avg. Yard/Punt............................................. 35.3 1-2-0.....................................Punt Return-Yards-TD...................................... 1-0-0 4-117-0................................ Kickoff Return-Yards-TD................................ 5-108-0 30:44.........................................Possession Time......................................... 29:16 2/10.....................................Third-Down Conversions..................................... 9/16

Rushing: EMU—Priest 17-127 NU—Simmons 13-73

Individual Leaders Passing: EMU—Schmitt 20-28-148-1 NU—Kafka 14-24-158-0

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Receiving: EMU—Stone 7-61 NU—Fields 4-25

game three: syracuse NORTHWESTERN SYRACUSE

34 37

Senior quarterback Mike Kafka broke a 47-year-old school record for consecutive completions, set a career-high for passing yards by the end of the first half and scored touchdowns rushing, passing and receiving in a 37-34 loss to Syracuse. Kafka completed his first 16 passes of the game to break Tom Myers’ school mark of 15-straight completions set when Northwestern was ranked No. 1 in the country in 1962. Kafka’s previous career high for passing yardage was 192 set against Towson in the 2009 season opener. Syracuse jumped out to a 17-0 lead in the first quarter before the Wildcats came back strong in the Sept. 19, 2009 second quarter, scoring 21-straight points to take a at Carrier Dome 21-17 lead late the period. Kafka punched the first Attendance: 40,251 score in himself on a 3-yard rush before finding Andrew Brewer on a 39-yard touchdown pass and Drake Dunsmore on a 22-yard scoring sling. Syracuse answered with a late 3-yard rushing touchdown to take a 24-21 lead into the locker room. After the Orange extended their lead with a third-quarter field goal, Northwestern forced a much-needed turnover when Brad Phillips blitzed and forced a Greg Paulus fumble. Two plays later the Wildcats took the lead, 28-27, when Kafka threw a lateral to Brewer, who then tossed the ball back to Kafka for a 24-yard touchdown. Kafka became the first Big Ten player with at least one passing, rushing and receiving touchdown in the same game since Penn State’s Zack Mills turned the trick against Akron on Sept. 4, 2004. Northwestern made it a 7-point lead with 9:04 to play in the game when Kafka found Demetrius Fields for a 3-yard touchdown, but the extra point hit the upright to leave it at a 34-27 game. After Syracuse tied the game, Max Suter intercepted a Kafka offering near midfield, a play that led to an eventual 41-yard game-winning field goal by SU’s Ryan Lichtenstein as the clock expired. Kafka finished 35-of-42 through the air for 390 yards.

Scoring Summary NORTHWESTERN SYRACUSE

0 17

21 7

7 3

6 10

— —

34 37

First Quarter: 12:33 SU—Lichtenstein 43 FG; 9:33 SU—Paulus 10 run (Lichtenstein kick); 1:17 SU—Williams 66 pass from Paulus (Lichtenstein kick) Second Quarter: 14:13 NU—Kafka 3 run (Demos kick); 9:47 NU—Brewer 39 pass from Kafka (Demos kick); 3:59 NU—Dunsmore 22 pass from Kafka (Demos kick); 1:15 SU—Carter 3 run (Lichtenstein kick) Third Quarter: 4:52 SU—Lichtenstein 37 FG; 0:17 NU—Kafka 24 pass from Brewer (Demos kick) Fourth Quarter: 9:04 NU—D. Fields 3 pass from Kafka (kick failed); 6:07—SU Williams 13 pass from Paulus (Lichtenstein kick); 00:00 SU—Lichtenstein 41 FG

Game Statistics NU SU 25.................................................. First Downs.................................................. 23 28............................................. Rushing Attempts............................................. 32 93..........................................Yards Gained Rushing........................................ 164 41............................................Yards Lost Rushing............................................ 39 52.............................................Net Yards Rushing........................................... 125 414...........................................Net Yards Passing........................................... 346 43............................................. Passes Attempted............................................. 36 36............................................ Passes Completed............................................ 24 1.................................................Had Intercepted................................................. 1 71...........................................Total Offensive Plays........................................... 68 466............................................. Total Net Yards............................................. 471 2-2................................................Fumbles-Lost................................................ 7-1 7-57............................................Penalties-Yards............................................ 6-64 1-23-0.................................. Interceptions-Yards-TD................................... 1-22-0 6-212.............................................Punts-Yards............................................. 5-236 35.3.............................................Avg. Yard/Punt............................................. 47.2 1-0-0.....................................Punt Return-Yards-TD.................................. 1-(-2)-0 6-111-0................................ Kickoff Return-Yards-TD................................ 6-128-0 28:02.........................................Possession Time......................................... 31:53 6/14.....................................Third-Down Conversions..................................... 2/12 4-27............................................Sacks By-Yards............................................ 5-36

Rushing: NU—Schmidt 10-30 SU—Carter 18-84

Individual Leaders Passing: NU—Kafka 35-42-390-3 SU—Paulus 24-35-346-2

Receiving: NU—Markshausen 9-86 SU—Williams 11-209

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game four: minnesota MINNESOTA NORTHWESTERN

35 24

Mike Kafka was 32-of-47 for 309 yards passing and two touchdowns, but it wasn’t enough as Northwestern fell to Minnesota, 35-24, in its Big Ten Conference opener at Ryan Field. Kafka was able to spread out his passing yards on the afternoon, with Zeke Markshausen leading the Wildcat receivers with six catches for 70 yards. Sidney Stewart had five catches for 43 years while Demetrius Fields added four receptions for 43 yards. Arby Fields led the Northwestern (2-2, 0-1) rushing attack, racking up 43 yards on nine carries with a touchdown. Jacob Schmidt had six carries for 20 yards. Sept. 26, 2009 Minnesota (3-1, 1-0) struck first as Duane Benat Ryan Field nett capped a five-play, 58-yard scoring drive with Attendance: 22,091 a one-yard touchdown run early in the first quarter. Stefan Demos converted on a 26-yard field goal, giving the Gophers a 7-3 lead after the first quarter. Adam Weber connected on a 16-yard touchdown pass to Eric Decker with 7:16 remaining in the third to put the Gophers on top 21-10. But Kafka responded with a pair of touchdown passes, finding Andrew Brewer for a 24-yard strike and then connecting with Brendan Mitchell for a 13-yard touchdown pass to give Northwestern the 24-21 lead heading into the fourth quarter. Mitchell, a senior, doubled his career receptions total with four in the game for 38 yards. His TD catch, the second of his career, was a superb juggling grab on a fourth-down play. Trailing by three heading into the fourth quarter, the Gophers scored 14 unanswered points behind a 4-yard touchdown run from Bennett for his third of the game, and a 1-yard touchdown pass from Weber to Decker with 1:43 remaining to put the game out of reach for NU. Weber was 15-for-26 with Decker making eight catches for 84 yards with the two touchdowns. Bennett led all rushers with 89 yards on 21 carries and three touchdowns.

Scoring Summary MINNESOTA NORTHWESTERN

7 3

7 7

7 14

14 0

— —

35 24

First Quarter: 12:49 MINN—Bennett 1 run (Ellestad kick); 4:03 NU—Demos 26 FG Second Quarter: 7:44 MINN—Bennett 3 run (Ellestad kick); 4:27 NU—A. Fields 2 run (Demos kick) Third Quarter: 7:16 MINN—Decker 16 pass from Weber (Ellestad kick); 4:43 NU—Brewer 24 pass from Kafka (Demos kick); 0:06 NU—B. Mitchell 13 pass from Kafka (Demos kick) Fourth Quarter: 8:35 MINN—Bennett 4 run (Ellestad kick); 1:43 MINN—Decker 1 pass from Weber (Ellestad kick)

Game Statistics MINN NU 22.................................................. First Downs.................................................. 23 42............................................. Rushing Attempts............................................. 29 178........................................Yards Gained Rushing........................................ 108 12............................................Yards Lost Rushing............................................ 44 166...........................................Net Yards Rushing............................................. 64 186...........................................Net Yards Passing........................................... 309 26............................................. Passes Attempted............................................. 47 15............................................ Passes Completed............................................ 32 1.................................................Had Intercepted................................................. 1 68...........................................Total Offensive Plays........................................... 76 352............................................. Total Net Yards............................................. 373 0-0................................................Fumbles-Lost................................................ 3-2 1-14............................................Penalties-Yards............................................ 3-15 1-0-0.................................... Interceptions-Yards-TD..................................... 1-0-0 4-161.............................................Punts-Yards............................................. 4-163 40.2.............................................Avg. Yard/Punt............................................. 40.8 1-22-0...................................Punt Return-Yards-TD...................................... 2-8-0 5-131-0............................... Kickoff Return-Yards-TD.................................. 6-94-0 31:45.........................................Possession Time......................................... 28:15 8/14.....................................Third-Down Conversions..................................... 9/17 4-39............................................Sacks By-Yards.............................................. 1-8

Rushing: MINN—Bennett 21-89 NU—A. Fields 9-43

Individual Leaders Passing: MINN—Weber 15-26-182-2 NU—Kafka 32-47-309-2

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Receiving: MINN—Decker 8-84 NU—Markshausen 6-70

game five: purdue NORTHWESTERN PURDUE

27 21

Northwestern recovered five Purdue fumbles and forced six turnovers in all to erase a 21-3 first-half deficit and down the Boilermakers 27-21 at RossAde Stadium Saturday. Quarterback Mike Kafka scored on a 2-yard run with 2:09 remaining in the fourth quarter to give the Wildcats their first lead of the game and NU’s defense came up with the stop it needed on Purdue’s final drive. After Purdue scored touchdowns on its first three possessions, Northwestern forced Boilermaker turnovers on the next three to put 13 points on the board in the final 1:31 of the second quarter and cut an 18-point deficit to five, 21-16, at the half. First, Oct. 3, 2009 Sherrick McManis stepped in front of a Joey Elliott at Ross-Ade Stadium pass, leading to a five-yard scoring run right up the Attendance: 47,163 gut by freshman Arby Fields. With under a minute to go, David Arnold and Brad Phillips forced fumbles on back-to-back kickoffs, both of which resulted in Stefan Demos field goals. The Wildcats continued their strong special teams play early in the third when Demetrius Dugar recovered a fumbled punt to give Northwestern the ball back inside Purdue territory. Demos booted his single-game career-best fourth field goal of the game—a 39-yarder—to make it 21-19. The second half quickly became a defensive battle with both teams held scoreless for nearly 21 minutes of game action. But trailing by two with just over six minutes on the clock, Kafka led the ’Cats on an 11-play drive culminating in his 2-yard TD dive. NU then completed a two-point conversion toss to Drake Dunsmore to build a 27-21 cushion. Purdue had one more opportunity to win the game with a first-and-goal, but the Wildcat defense forced consecutive incompletions on third and fourth downs to win the game. On defense, NU managed to record three sacks of Purdue’s Joey Elliot as Adam Hahn, Phillips and Arnold all got to the quarterback.

Scoring Summary NORTHWESTERN PURDUE

3 14

13 7

3 0

8 0

— —

27 21

First Quarter: 12:28 PUR—Smith 5 pass from Elliott (Wiggs kick); 4:34 NU—Demos 18 FG; 3:35 PUR—Valentin 67 pass from Elliott (Wiggs kick) Second Quarter: 11:52 PUR—Valentin 5 pass from Elliott (Wiggs kick); 1:31 NU—A. Fields 5 run (Demos kick); 0:52 NU— Demos 35 FG; 0:08 NU—Demos 25 FG Third Quarter: 7:32 NU—Demos 39 FG Fourth Quarter: 2:09 NU—Kafka 2 run (Dunsmore pass from Kafka)

Game Statistics NU PUR 23.................................................. First Downs.................................................. 16 43............................................. Rushing Attempts............................................. 28 122........................................Yards Gained Rushing.......................................... 78 35............................................Yards Lost Rushing............................................ 16 87.............................................Net Yards Rushing............................................. 62 224...........................................Net Yards Passing........................................... 313 45............................................. Passes Attempted............................................. 29 28............................................ Passes Completed............................................ 20 0.................................................Had Intercepted................................................. 1 88...........................................Total Offensive Plays........................................... 57 311............................................. Total Net Yards............................................. 375 1-1................................................Fumbles-Lost................................................ 6-5 8-61............................................Penalties-Yards............................................ 7-70 1-0-0.................................... Interceptions-Yards-TD..................................... 0-0-0 4-125.............................................Punts-Yards............................................... 2-56 31.2.............................................Avg. Yard/Punt............................................. 28.0 0-0-0.....................................Punt Return-Yards-TD...................................... 3-3-0 4-71-0................................. Kickoff Return-Yards-TD................................ 7-115-0 35:58.........................................Possession Time......................................... 24:02 10/21...................................Third-Down Conversions..................................... 6/10 3/12............................................Sacks By-Yards............................................ 2-20

Rushing: NU—A. Fields 18-43 PUR—Bolden 18-53

Individual Leaders Passing: NU—Kafka 28-44-224-0 PUR—Elliott 20-28-313-3

Receiving: NU—Markshausen 10-56 PUR—Smith 7-101

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game six: miami (ohio) MIAMI (OHIO) NORTHWESTERN

6 16

Northwestern’s defense put together a stellar effort, forcing four turnovers and recording eight sacks in posting a 16-6 win over Miami (Ohio) at Ryan Field. NU jumped out to an early lead as Stefan Demos capped the opening drive of the game by converting on a 46-yard field goal to put NU up 3-0. Northwestern added to its advantage with just five seconds remaining in the first quarter when Mike Kafka finished off a 12-play, 73-yard drive with a six-yard TD run to make it 10-0. The Wildcat defense was outstanding over the opening half of play, limiting the RedHawks to only 113 yards of total offense while sacking quarterback Oct. 10, 2009 Zac Dysert five times. at Ryan Field After forcing six turnovers in a victory at Purdue Attendance: 23,085 last week, Northwestern’s defense was opportunistic once again on Saturday. The Wildcats intercepted Dysert once in the first half and Brian Peters ended the RedHawks’ first drive of the second half with a pick. Peters was a part of another takeaway late in the third quarter as he scooped up a fumble forced by Quentin Davie and returned it 27 yards to the Miami 27. Following a 25-yard pass by Kafka to Jacob Schmidt, Kafka punched the ball in three plays later from one yard out to extend NU’s lead to 16-0 with 1:18 remaining in the period. The RedHawks were able to spoil Northwestern’s shutout bid with 1:19 left in the contest as Dysert connected with Andrew Cruse on a 23-yard touchdown pass. The score snapped a stretch of five consecutive scoreless quarters by the Wildcat defense. Northwestern recovered the ensuing onside kick attempt to seal the victory. Miami finished with only 302 yards of total offense in the contest, Northwestern’s second-best defensive effort in terms of yardage this season, trailing only the 205 yards accumulated by Towson in the season opener. Nate Williams paced NU with 12 tackles, while Brad Phillips chipped in with 11 and Davie had three sacks and two forced fumbles. On the offensive end, Zeke Markshausen hauled in a team-best five receptions for 68 yards.

Scoring Summary MIAMI (OHIO) NORTHWESTERN

0 10

0 0

0 6

6 0

— —

6 16

First Quarter: 12:20 NU—Demos 46 FG; 0:05 NU—Kafka 6 run (Demos kick) Third Quarter: 1:18 NU—Kafka 1 run (Demos pass failed) Fourth Quarter: 1:19 MU—Cruse 23 pass from Dysert (Dysert pass failed)

Game Statistics MU NU 20.................................................. First Downs.................................................. 17 42............................................. Rushing Attempts............................................. 41 169........................................Yards Gained Rushing........................................ 145 43............................................Yards Lost Rushing............................................ 17 126...........................................Net Yards Rushing........................................... 128 176...........................................Net Yards Passing........................................... 191 37............................................. Passes Attempted............................................. 31 17............................................ Passes Completed............................................ 15 3.................................................Had Intercepted................................................. 1 79...........................................Total Offensive Plays........................................... 72 302............................................. Total Net Yards............................................. 319 3-1................................................Fumbles-Lost................................................ 1-0 9-67............................................Penalties-Yards............................................ 8-80 1-0-0.................................... Interceptions-Yards-TD..................................... 3-8-0 8-301.............................................Punts-Yards............................................. 7-251 37.6.............................................Avg. Yard/Punt............................................. 35.9 2-7-0.....................................Punt Return-Yards-TD.................................... 3-27-0 4-67-0................................. Kickoff Return-Yards-TD.................................. 1-24-0 32:07.........................................Possession Time......................................... 27:53 4/16.....................................Third-Down Conversions..................................... 5/15 2-13............................................Sacks By-Yards............................................ 8-40

Rushing: MU—Dysert 22-63 NU—Kafka 15-53

Individual Leaders Passing: MU—Dysert 17-36-176-1 NU—Kafka 15-31-191-0

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Receiving: MU—Coombs 4-62 NU—Markshausen 5-68

game seven: michigan state NORTHWESTERN MICHIGAN STATE

14 24

Senior Zeke Markshausen grabbed a career-best 16 catches, giving him the most receptions in a single game by a Wildcat in 27 years, but Michigan State scored 24-straight points after halftime to defeat Northwestern, 24-14, at Spartan Stadium. Markshausen’s total of 16 catches rank second in the NU single-game record book to Jon Harvey, who made 17 receptions against Michigan in 1982. Markshausen also had a career-best 111 receiving yards. Northwestern opened the game with an impressive goal-line stand on defense, stuffing Michigan State twice from inside the 1-yard line. Each team then traded three punts apiece before Northwestern Oct. 17, 2009 found the scoreboard midway through the second at Ryan Field quarter on a 9-play, 80-yard drive capped by a 15-yard Attendance: 71,726 strike from Mike Kafka to Andrew Brewer. Late in the half, MSU drove into the NU red zone before fumbling a hand off that Quentin Davie recovered to keep the Wildcats’ 7-0 halftime advantage. The turnover also marked Northwestern’s fourth-straight stop of an opponent inside its red zone with no points, dating back to Purdue’s final drive on Oct. 3. Michigan State forced a turnover on Northwestern’s opening drive of the second half, then scored 17-straight points in the third quarter to take a 17-7 lead. MSU first knotted the game, 7-7, on the ensuing 7-play, 64-yard drive, after the Wildcats’ fumble. The Spartans took their first lead of the game with 5:13 remaining in the period on a 47yard pass play, then extended that advantage to 10 on a 28-yard field goal as time expired. A fumbled kickoff led to a 22-yard touchdown for the Spartans on the first play from scrimmage in the fourth quarter, making it 24-7 in favor of the home team. Northwestern finished the day’s scoring on Markshausen’s first-career touchdown, a 1-yard reception to cut the Wildcats’ deficit to 10, 24-14, with 10:28 remaining. Kafka reached 30 completions for the third time this year, throwing for 291 yards on 34-of-47 passing. Brian Peters and Nate Williams led the defense with 11 tackles each.

Scoring Summary NORTHWESTERN MICHIGAN STATE

0 0

7 0

0 17

7 7

— —

14 24

Second Quarter: 7:49 NU—Brewer 15 pass from Kafka (Demos kick) Third Quarter: 10:07 MSU—White 22 pass from Cousins (Swenson kick); 5:13 MSU—White 47 pass from Cousins (Swenson kick); 0:00 MSU—Swenson 28 FG Fourth Quarter: 14:48 MSU—Caper 22 run (Swenson kick); 10:28 NU—Markshausen 1 pass from Kafka (Demos kick)

Game Statistics NU MSU 22.................................................. First Downs.................................................. 19 29............................................. Rushing Attempts............................................. 34 104........................................Yards Gained Rushing........................................ 128 25............................................Yards Lost Rushing............................................ 34 79.............................................Net Yards Rushing............................................. 94 291...........................................Net Yards Passing........................................... 281 47............................................. Passes Attempted............................................. 31 34............................................ Passes Completed............................................ 21 0.................................................Had Intercepted................................................. 0 79...........................................Total Offensive Plays........................................... 65 370............................................. Total Net Yards............................................. 375 3-2................................................Fumbles-Lost................................................ 1-1 4-25............................................Penalties-Yards............................................ 4-46 0-0-0.................................... Interceptions-Yards-TD..................................... 0-0-0 6-195.............................................Punts-Yards............................................. 6-243 32.5.............................................Avg. Yard/Punt............................................. 40.5 2-10-0...................................Punt Return-Yards-TD...................................... 1-8-0 5-85-0................................. Kickoff Return-Yards-TD.................................. 2-66-0 29:03.........................................Possession Time......................................... 30:57 8/16.....................................Third-Down Conversions..................................... 5/14 0-0..............................................Sacks By-Yards............................................ 3-15

Rushing: NU—Kafka 18-42 MSU—Caper 16-63

Individual Leaders Passing: NU—Kafka 34-47-291-2 MSU—Cousins 21-31-281-2

Receiving: NU—Markshausen 16-111 MSU—White 12-186

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game eight: indiana INDIANA NORTHWESTERN

28 29

Northwestern scored 26 unanswered points, capped by a Stefan Demos 19-yard field goal with 21 seconds remaining as the Wildcats completed a school-record comeback to top Indiana, 29-28, at Ryan Field. Trailing Indiana, 28-3, midway through the second quarter, Northwestern took control on both sides of the ball. Behind a 1-yard touchdown run from Mike Kafka and an 8-yard touchdown pass from Kafka to Zeke Markshausen, the Wildcats trimmed the Hoosier lead to 28-17 at halftime. Still down by 11 midway through the third quarter, Ricky Weina blocked an Indiana punt, which was recovered by the Hoosiers in the end zone for a safety. Oct. 24, 2009 Kafka then connected on a 51-yard touchdown at Ryan Field pass to Andrew Brewer with 12:33 remaining in the Attendance: 24,364 game, with Brewer breaking a near-tackle at the 20yard line to cut the Indiana advantage to two at 28-26. NU then used a 13-play drive covering a span of 6:43 to set up Demos’ game-winner. Kafka completed 26-of-46 passes for 312 yards and two touchdowns while also rushing for 65 yards and a score. Brewer caught eight passes, tying a career-best, for 135 yards and a touchdown, with Markshausen finishing with eight catches for 94 yards and a score. Markshausen entered the game having caught 32 passes in his first three Big Ten games. On the ground, Scott Concannon had 16 carries for a career-high 73 yards, including 33 on the final Wildcat scoring drive. Demos was perfect on the day, converting on both the 28- and 19-yard field goal attempts and all three extra points. For Demos, it was his second game-winning field goal of the season, as he also connected on a 49-yarder in the waning seconds to defeat Eastern Michigan on Sept. 12. Early on, it was Indiana who took control, using a 70-yard touchdown run by Darius Willis on the first play from scrimmage and a 93-yard kickoff return Ray Fisher. But following a rocky first quarter, Northwestern’s defense was able to keep the Hoosiers in check. NU out-gained Indiana 436-152 over the final three quarters.

Scoring Summary INDIANA NORTHWESTERN

14 0

14 17

0 2

0 10

— —

28 29

First Quarter: 14:40 IU—Willis 70 run (Freeland kick); 3:39 IU—Chappell 1 run (Freeland kick) Second Quarter: 12:25 IU—Willis 3 run (Freeland kick); 7:46 NU—Demos 28 FG; 7:32 IU—Fisher 93 kickoff return (Freeland kick); 4:07 NU—Kafka 1 run (Demos kick); 0:07 NU—Markshausen 8 pass from Kafka (Demos kick) Third Quarter: 5:57 NU—TEAM safety Fourth Quarter: 12:33 NU—Brewer 51 pass from Kafka (Demos kick); 0:21 NU—Demos 19 FG

Game Statistics IU NU 13.................................................. First Downs.................................................. 29 27............................................. Rushing Attempts............................................. 41 150........................................Yards Gained Rushing........................................ 181 17............................................Yards Lost Rushing............................................ 19 133...........................................Net Yards Rushing........................................... 162 172...........................................Net Yards Passing........................................... 312 29............................................. Passes Attempted............................................. 46 17............................................ Passes Completed............................................ 26 0.................................................Had Intercepted................................................. 3 56...........................................Total Offensive Plays........................................... 87 305............................................. Total Net Yards............................................. 474 1-0................................................Fumbles-Lost................................................ 0-0 3-32............................................Penalties-Yards............................................ 5-30 3-38-0.................................. Interceptions-Yards-TD..................................... 0-0-0 5-166.............................................Punts-Yards............................................. 4-140 33.2.............................................Avg. Yard/Punt............................................. 35.0 1-35-0...................................Punt Return-Yards-TD.................................... 2-23-0 5-151-1............................... Kickoff Return-Yards-TD.................................. 5-98-0 26:37.........................................Possession Time......................................... 33:23 6/13.....................................Third-Down Conversions..................................... 9/17 0-0..............................................Sacks By-Yards.............................................. 1-8

Individual Leaders Rushing: Passing: IU—Willis 14-103 IU—Chappell 16-27-163-0 NU—Concannon 16-73 NU—Kafka 26-46-312-2

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Receiving: IU—Doss 6-40 NU—Brewer 8-135 Markshausen 8-94

game nine: penn state PENN STATE NORTHWESTERN

34 13

Northwestern struck early against No. 12 Penn State, taking a 13-10 lead into halftime, but the Nittany Lions rallied, notching 24 unanswered second half points to defeat the Wildcats 34-13 at Ryan Field. After an early PSU field goal, Stefan Demos knotted the game at three with a 34-yarder of his own. Mike Kafka then capped an eight-play, 80-yard drive with a seven yard touchdown scamper to give the Wildcats a 10-3 lead early in the second quarter. The Nittany Lions responded with a touchdown of their own to tie the game at 10 late in the second half. Northwestern got the ball back with 28 seconds remaining in the half and marched 20 yards in 25 secOct. 31, 2009 onds, setting up a Demos 45-yarder with three ticks at Ryan Field remaining to give NU the 13-10 halftime advantage. Attendance: 30, 546 But Penn State controlled the second half, notching a 23 yard field goal to tie the contest at 13 after three quarters, then scored three touchdowns in a three and a half minute span early in the fourth to seal the victory. Kafka completed 14-of-18 passes for 128 yards while adding 42 yards rushing, but was forced to leave the game in the second quarter with a leg injury and did not return. Dan Persa continued where Kafka left off, connecting on 14-of-23 passes for 115 yards and netting 42 yards on the ground as well. Eleven different Wildcats caught passes on the evening for Northwestern, led by Zeke Markshausen’s nine receptions for 60 yards. Andrew Brewer had six catches for a team-high 65 yards with Drake Dunsmore and Sidney Stewart hauling in three receptions each for 28 and 20 yards respectively. Penn State’s defense, which ranked first in the Big Ten and fourth nationally in rushing defense, limited Northwestern to 119 yards on the ground. The Wildcats did gain 246 first-half yards against a PSU defense allowing only 240.2 per game all year.

Scoring Summary PENN STATE NORTHWESTERN

3 3

7 10

3 0

21 0

— —

34 13

First Quarter: 12:49 PSU—Wagner 32 FG; 5:24 NU—Demos 34 FG Second Quarter: 12:31 NU—Kafka 7 run (Demos kick); 3:39 PSU—Clark 2 run (Wagner kick); 0:03 NU—Demos 45 FG Third Quarter: 9:22 PSU—Wagner 23 FG Fourth Quarter: 12:27 PSU—Beachum 2 run (Wagner kick); 10:16 PSU—Moye 53 pass from Clark (Wagner kick); 8:47 PSU—Royster 69 run (Wagner kick)

Game Statistics PSU NU 21.................................................. First Downs.................................................. 24 27............................................. Rushing Attempts............................................. 37 175........................................Yards Gained Rushing........................................ 156 12............................................Yards Lost Rushing............................................ 37 163...........................................Net Yards Rushing............................................119 274...........................................Net Yards Passing........................................... 252 31............................................. Passes Attempted............................................. 43 22............................................ Passes Completed............................................ 29 0.................................................Had Intercepted................................................. 0 58...........................................Total Offensive Plays........................................... 80 437............................................. Total Net Yards............................................. 371 0-0................................................Fumbles-Lost................................................ 2-2 5-41............................................Penalties-Yards............................................ 5-45 0-0-0.................................... Interceptions-Yards-TD..................................... 0-0-0 5-210.............................................Punts-Yards............................................. 5-181 42.0.............................................Avg. Yard/Punt............................................. 36.2 0-0-0.....................................Punt Return-Yards-TD.................................... 2-22-0 4-83-0................................. Kickoff Return-Yards-TD................................ 7-130-0 28:46.........................................Possession Time......................................... 31:14 3/10....................................... 3rd Down Conversion....................................... 7/19 6-31............................................Sacks By-Yards.............................................. 0-0

Rushing: PSU—Royster 15-118 NU—Persa 14-42 Kafka 8-42

Individual Leaders Passing: PSU—Clark 22-31-274-1 NU—Kafka 14-18-128-0 Persa 14-23-115-0

Receiving: PSU—Moye 6-123 NU—Markshausen 9-60

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game ten: iowa NORTHWESTERN IOWA

17 10

Northwestern forced four turnovers—all in the second quarter—and overcame a game-ending injury to quarterback Dan Persa to gut out a 17-10 win over fourth-ranked and previously undefeated Iowa at Kinnick Stadium, NU’s third-straight win in Iowa City. The win was NU’s third against a top-10 team since 2000. The ’Cats defeated No. 7 Wisconsin on the road in 2000 and No. 6 Ohio State at home in 2004. Mike Kafka started the game at quarterback for Northwestern but played sparingly in the first half before Persa took over for most of the second and third quarters. A right hand injury late in the third quarter knocked Persa out of the game and put Kafka back in Nov. 7, 2009 the pocket, where he performed fantastically despite at Kinnick Stadium limited mobility as a result of a leg injury sustained vs. Attendance: 70,585 Penn State. Iowa jumped out to a 10-0 lead with a 74-yard TD pass on the third play of the game and a 39-yard field goal on its next possession. NU got on the scoreboard with 11:46 left in the second quarter thanks to its defense. Corey Wootton earned his second sack of the season when he forced a Ricky Stanzi fumble in the end zone that was recovered by Marshall Thomas to cut NU’s deficit to three, 10-7. The sack also knocked Stanzi, the Iowa QB, out for the remainder of the game. The turnover-turned-touchdown ignited NU’s defense, which forced turnovers on the Hawkeyes’ next two possessions courtesy of a Quentin Davie interception of Iowa backup quarterback James Vandenberg and a Brad Phillips’ forced fumble. Persa led the Wildcats on a 46-yard drive following the Davie pick, giving NU the lead, 14-10, on a four-yard TD strike to Drake Dunsmore. After both teams struggled offensively to start the second half, Kafka led NU on a 14-play drive at the end of third and start of the fourth quarters. Stefan Demos capped the drive with a 47-yard field goal to give the Wildcats a 17-10 advantage. Kafka battled the effects of a lingering leg injury to finish 10-of-18 for 72 yards passing in the win. Scott Concannon paced NU’s running backs with 59 rushing yards.

Scoring Summary NORTHWESTERN IOWA

0 10

14 0

0 0

3 0

— —

17 10

First Quarter: 14:00 IOWA—McNutt 74 pass from Stanzi (Murray kick); 9:50 IOWA—Murray 39 FG Second Quarter: 11:46 NU—Thomas 0 fumble recovery (Demos kick); 5:20 NU—Dunsmore 4 pass from Persa (Demos kick) Fourth Quarter: 13:29 NU—Demos 47 FG

Game Statistics NU IOWA 18.................................................. First Downs.................................................. 14 49............................................. Rushing Attempts............................................. 27 163........................................Yards Gained Rushing.......................................... 81 33............................................Yards Lost Rushing............................................ 16 130...........................................Net Yards Rushing............................................. 65 109...........................................Net Yards Passing........................................... 216 27............................................. Passes Attempted............................................. 36 15............................................ Passes Completed............................................ 13 1.................................................Had Intercepted................................................. 2 76...........................................Total Offensive Plays........................................... 63 239............................................. Total Net Yards............................................. 281 0-0................................................Fumbles-Lost................................................ 2-2 5-55............................................Penalties-Yards............................................ 4-40 2-22-0.................................. Interceptions-Yards-TD..................................... 1-0-0 8-293.............................................Punts-Yards............................................. 5-235 36.6.............................................Avg. Yard/Punt............................................. 47.0 1-5-0.....................................Punt Return-Yards-TD.................................... 4-16-0 3-46-0................................. Kickoff Return-Yards-TD.................................. 4-82-0 34:20.........................................Possession Time......................................... 25:40 9/18.....................................Third-Down Conversions..................................... 4/14 2-14............................................Sacks By-Yards............................................ 3-22

Rushing: NU—Persa 17-67 IOWA—Wegher 19-63

Individual Leaders Passing: NU—Kafka 10-18-72-0 IOWA—Stanzi 4-9-134-1 Vandenberg 9-27-82-0

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Receiving: NU—Stewart 4-24 IOWA—Johnson-Koulianos 6-63

game eleven: illinois NORTHWESTERN ILLINOIS

21 16

Mike Kafka threw for 305 yards and a touchdown and Northwestern got an interception from Sherrick McManis late in the fourth quarter to seal a 21-16 victory over Illinois at Memorial Stadium. Both teams traded wide left field goal attempts in the first quarter, with Illinois’ Matt Elder missing from 23 yards and Northwestern’s Stefan Demos misfiring from 47 and 50 yards. Both of Demos’ kicks had the distance but snuck by the left upright. Illinois’ backup, Derek Dimke, broke the drought with a 30-yard make early in the second to give the Illini the first lead. Late in the second quarter, NU turned the ball Nov. 14, 2009 over on downs near midfield. Linebacker Nate Wilat Memorial Stadium liams then picked off an Illinois pass on the next play, Attendance: 60,523 leading to a 5-play, 54-yard drive capped by a Zeke Markshausen 28-yard touchdown reception from Kafka to put the Wildcats up 7-3 going into the half. Northwestern took its second drive of the second half 99 yards on seven plays with Kafka connecting on strikes of 52 yards to Andrew Brewer and 20 to Markshausen. Kafka then crossed the goal line on a 1-yard sneak to push the Wildcats’ advantage to 14-3. After the defense forced Illinois’ sixth punt of the game, Kafka led another scoring drive, this one finished early in the fourth quarter by an Arby Fields’ 1-yard score. Two Illini touchdowns cut the lead to 21-16 with 4:06 to play, then Illinois got the ball back with 1:14 left at its own 21-yard line. On fourth-and-1 three plays later, McManis made his pick to cement the victory. Kafka notched his fourth 300-yard passing game of the season, finishing 23-of-37 through the air. Markshausen recorded triple-digit receiving yards for the second time this year, hauling in six catches for 104 yards. Fields led NU’s rushing attack with 50 yards on nine carries and a score. Quentin Davie had eight tackles to lead the defense, while Brian Peters and Williams both forced fumbles in the game.

Scoring Summary NORTHWESTERN ILLINOIS

0 0

7 3

7 0

7 13

— —

21 16

Second Quarter: 11:58 ILL—Dimke 30 FG; 0:17 NU—Markshausen 28 pass from Kafka (Demos kick) Third Quarter: 6:30 NU—Kafka 1 run (Demos kick) Fourth Quarter: 13:30 NU—A. Fields 1 run (Demos kick); 10:11 ILL—Charest 10 run (pass failed); 4:06 ILL—Duvalt 32 pass from Charest (Dimke kick)

Game Statistics NU ILL 24.................................................. First Downs.................................................. 22 42............................................. Rushing Attempts............................................. 45 155........................................Yards Gained Rushing........................................ 229 16............................................Yards Lost Rushing............................................ 17 139...........................................Net Yards Rushing........................................... 212 305...........................................Net Yards Passing........................................... 162 37............................................. Passes Attempted............................................. 29 23............................................ Passes Completed............................................ 15 0.................................................Had Intercepted................................................. 2 79...........................................Total Offensive Plays........................................... 74 444............................................. Total Net Yards............................................. 374 0-0................................................Fumbles-Lost................................................ 2-0 5-29............................................Penalties-Yards............................................ 6-56 2-0-0.................................... Interceptions-Yards-TD..................................... 0-0-0 5-172.............................................Punts-Yards............................................. 6-246 34.4.............................................Avg. Yard/Punt............................................. 41.0 0-0-0.....................................Punt Return-Yards-TD...................................... 1-8-0 1-29-0................................. Kickoff Return-Yards-TD.................................. 3-74-0 30:45.........................................Possession Time......................................... 29:15 5/14.....................................Third-Down Conversions..................................... 4/14 1-3..............................................Sacks By-Yards.............................................. 1-5

Rushing: NU—A. Fields 9-50 ILL—Leshoure 13-76

Individual Leaders Passing: NU—Kafka 23-37-305-1 ILL—Charest 14-27-145-1

Receiving: NU—Markshausen 6-104 ILL—Benn 4-31

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game twelve: wisconsin WISCONSIN NORTHWESTERN

31 33

Northwestern led nearly the entire day before holding off a late charge by 17th-ranked Wisconsin to earn an exciting 33-31 victory on Senior Day. Jordan Mabin’s interception of a Scott Tolzien pass with 33 seconds remaining sealed the victory. It was the second turnover forced late by the NU defense. With UW driving for the go-ahead score and facing 3rd-and-1 at the Northwestern 46 with under two minutes remaining, Quentin Davie forced a John Clay fumble that was recovered by Brian Peters. The Wildcats were forced to punt, but Stefan Demos pinned the Badgers at their own 20 with 42 seconds left before Mabin picked off Tolzien. Nov. 21, 2009 Quarterback Mike Kafka, playing in his final at Ryan Field home game, had a huge day for NU, completing 26Attendance: 32,150 of-40 passes for 326 yards and a pair of touchdowns. The ’Cats marched down the field on the game’s opening drive with Kafka capping it off by firing a 26-yard TD strike to Andrew Brewer. NU extended its lead to 10-0 later in the quarter when Demos nailed a 45-yard field goal. UW quickly answered to take the lead. Clay scored on a two-yard run before Tolzien hooked up with Garrett Graham on a 27-yard TD pass to give the Badgers a 14-10 edge. The remainder of the opening stanza belonged to the ’Cats. A 64-yard kickoff return by Stephen Simmons preceeded Brewer and Kafka connecting for a 12-yard score to give the ’Cats the lead back at 17-14. NU extended it when Kafka threw a lateral to Zeke Markshausen, who then found a wide-open Sidney Stewart for a 38-yard touchdown pass with 6:02 left in the half. Demos capped the half by hitting a 38-yard field goal with 34 seconds remaining to give Northwestern a 27-14 lead heading into the intermission. The Badgers trimmed NU’s advantage to three after the break. Demos then hit on field goals from 45 and 34 yards to push NU’s lead back to nine, 33-24, early in the fourth. But again, Wisconsin answered back, getting within 33-31 with 10:45 to go as Tolzien found Graham in the end zone for the second time, this time from 13 yards.

Scoring Summary WISCONSIN NORTHWESTERN

0 10

14 17

10 3

7 3

— —

31 33

First Quarter: 11:25 NU—Brewer 26 pass from Kafka (Demos); 2:09 NU—Demos 45 FG Second Quarter: 13:52 WIS—Clay 2 run (Welch kick); 11:04 WIS—Graham 27 pass from Tolzien (Welch kick); 8:23 NU—Brewer 12 pass from Kafka (Demos kick); 6:02 NU—Stewart 38 pass from Markshausen (Demos kick); 0:34 NU—Demos 8 FG Third Quarter: 11:11 WIS—Welch 35 FG; 8:16 WIS—Gilreath 68 punt return (Welch kick); 4:20 NU—Demos 45 FG Fourth Quarter: 14:50 NU—Demos 34 FG; 10:45 WIS—Graham 13 pass from Tolzien (Welch kick)

Game Statistics WIS NU 18.................................................. First Downs.................................................. 20 35............................................. Rushing Attempts............................................. 25 131........................................Yards Gained Rushing.......................................... 83 32............................................Yards Lost Rushing............................................ 10 99.............................................Net Yards Rushing............................................. 73 235...........................................Net Yards Passing........................................... 364 30............................................. Passes Attempted............................................. 41 19............................................ Passes Completed............................................ 27 1.................................................Had Intercepted................................................. 0 65...........................................Total Offensive Plays........................................... 66 334............................................. Total Net Yards............................................. 437 1-1................................................Fumbles-Lost................................................ 1-1 5-44............................................Penalties-Yards............................................ 9-61 0-0-0.................................... Interceptions-Yards-TD..................................... 1-0-0 5-205.............................................Punts-Yards............................................. 5-171 41.0.............................................Avg. Yard/Punt............................................. 34.2 2-70-1...................................Punt Return-Yards-TD...................................... 1-5-0 8-133-0............................... Kickoff Return-Yards-TD................................ 5-167-0 31:06.........................................Possession Time......................................... 28:54 4/13.....................................Third-Down Conversions..................................... 6/14 1-3..............................................Sacks By-Yards............................................ 3-19

Rushing: WIS—Clay 23-100 NU—A. Fields 8-28

Individual Leaders Passing: WIS—Tolzien 19-30-235-2 NU—Kafka 26-40-326-2

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Receiving: WIS—Toon 7-80 NU—Brewer 6-102

bowl records northwestern bowl records Points.....................................................................................................38 (2005 Sun Bowl) First Downs:...........................................................................................33 (2005 Sun Bowl) Rushing Attempts .......................................................................46 (2003 Motor City Bowl) Net Yards Rushing.....................................................................357 (2003 Motor City Bowl) Net Yards Passing...............................................................................416 (2005 Sun Bowl) Passes Completed ...............................................................................38 (2005 Sun Bowl) Passes Attempted ................................................................................70 (2005 Sun Bowl) Total Offensive Plays...........................................................................102 (2005 Sun Bowl) Total Net Yards....................................................................................584 (2005 Sun Bowl) Penalties-Yards .....................................................................7-72 yards (1996 Rose Bowl) Number of Punts-Avg. .............................................................. 10-35.7 (2000 Alamo Bowl) Avg. Per Punt ............................................................................43.0 (1949 Rose Bowl) Punt Returns: Number-Yards.............................................................5-12 (2005 Sun Bowl) Kickoff Returns: Number-Yards......................................................8-225 (1996 Rose Bowl) Interceptions: Number-Yards............................................................4-48 (1949 Rose Bowl) Third-Down Conversions..................................................................8-15 (1996 Rose Bowl) Fourth-Down Conversions.................................................................4-4 (1997 Citrus Bowl) Individual Rushing Yards.................................................... 237, Jason Wright (2003 Motor City Bowl) Rushing Attempts......................................................... 32, Darnell Autry (1996 Rose Bowl) Longest Rush....................................................... 77, Jason Wright (2003 Motor City Bowl) Rushing Touchdowns..................................................... 3, Darnell Autry (1996 Rose Bowl) Passing Yards............................................................. 416, Brett Basanez (2005 Sun Bowl) Passing Attempts.......................................................... 70, Brett Basanez (2005 Sun Bowl) Passing Completions.................................................... 38, Brett Basanez (2005 Sun Bowl) Longest Completion......................... 46, Steve Schnur to Dwayne Bates (1996 Rose Bowl) 46, C.J. Bachér to Rasheed Ward (2008 Alamo Bowl) Passing Touchdowns.......................................................3, C.J. Bachér (2008 Alamo Bowl) Had Intercepted............................................................ 3, Steve Schnur (1997 Citrus Bowl) Receiving Yards...................................................... 145, D’Wayne Bates (1996 Rose Bowl) Receptions.......................................10, D’Wayne Bates & Brian Musso (1997 Citrus Bowl) Longest Reception.................................................... 46, D’Wayne Bates (1996 Rose Bowl) 46, Rasheed Ward (2008 Alamo Bowl) Touchdown Receptions......................1, Shaun Herbert & Mark Philmore (2005 Sun Bowl) 1, Teddy Johnson (2000 Alamo Bowl) 1, D’Wayne Bates & Brian Musso (1997 Citrus Bowl) 1, Ross Lane, Eric Peterman & Rasheed Ward (2008 Alamo Bowl) Punting Number of Punts........................................................ 10, J.J. Standring (2000 Alamo Bowl) Average Per Punt.........................................43.0, Frank Aschenbrenner (1949 Rose Bowl) Total Punting Yards.................................................. 357, J.J. Standring (2000 Alamo Bowl) Field Goals Field Goals Attempted....................................................4, Brian Gowins (1996 Rose Bowl) Field Goals Made...........................................................2, Brian Gowins (1996 Rose Bowl) Longest Field Goal............................................................44, Tim Long (2000 Alamo Bowl) Return Yards Kickoff Returns.............................................................6, Dave Beazley (1997 Citrus Bowl) Kickoff Return Yards............................................. 166, Hudhaifa Ismaeli (1996 Rose Bowl) Longest Kickoff Return......................................... 88, Jason Wright (2003 Motor City Bowl) Punt Returns...................................................................5, Mark Philmore (2005 Sun Bowl) Punt Return Yards..............................................................50, Unknown (1949 Rose Bowl) Defense Total Tackles.................................................................17, Tim McGarigle (2005 Sun Bowl) Solo Tackles.................................................................10, Pat Durr (2003 Motor City Bowl) Assisted Tackles.............................................................8, Tim McGarigle (2005 Sun Bowl) Tackles-For-Loss................................................... 2.5, Hudhaifa Ismaeli (1996 Rose Bowl) Sacks...............................................................................1.5, Dan Sutter (1996 Rose Bowl) 1.5, Hudhaifa Ismaeli (1996 Rose Bowl) Pass Breakups.......................................................2, Harold Blackmon (2000 Alamo Bowl) 2, Casey Dailey (1996 Rose Bowl) Interceptions.........................................................................................1, (Numerous times) last Brian Peters, Brad Phillips & Corey Wootton (2008 Alamo Bowl)

opponent bowl records Points................................................................................66, Nebraska (2000 Alamo Bowl) First Downs ...................................................... 30, Bowling Green (2003 Motor City Bowl) Rushing Attempts ............................................................69, Nebraska (2000 Alamo Bowl) Net Yards Rushing..........................................................476, Nebraska (2000 Alamo Bowl) Net Yards Passing ........................................................408, Tennessee (1997 Citrus Bowl) Passes Completed ........................................... 38, Bowling Green (2003 Motor City Bowl) Passes Attempted ............................................ 50, Bowling Green (2003 Motor City Bowl) Total Offensive Plays........................................................83, Nebraska (2000 Alamo Bowl) Total Net Yards...............................................................636, Nebraska (2000 Alamo Bowl) Penalties-Yards........................................................13-112, Tennessee (1997 Citrus Bowl) Number of Punts-Avg.......................................................... 5-40.4, UCLA (2005 Sun Bowl) Avg. Per Punt .........................................................44.3, Nebraska (2000 Alamo Bowl) Punt Returns: Number-Yards........................................9-81, Nebraska (2000 Alamo Bowl) Kickoff Returns: Number-Yards.....................................6-403, Missouri (2008 Alamo Bowl) Interceptions: Number-Yards....................................... 4-64, Tennessee (1997 Citrus Bowl) Third-Down Conversions..... 12-17, (two times) last Bowling Green (2003 Motor City Bowl) Fourth-Down Conversions............................................. 1-1, Tennessee (1997 Citrus Bowl) 1-1, Missouri (2008 Alamo Bowl) Individual Rushing Yards.......................................240, Dan Alexander, Nebraska (2000 Alamo Bowl) Rushing Attempts................................................24, Chris Markey, UCLA (2005 Sun Bowl) Longest Rush......................................................51, Chris Markey, UCLA (2005 Sun Bowl) Rushing Touchdowns....................................2, Dan Alexander and Eric Crouch, Nebraska (2000 Alamo Bowl) & Kahlil Bell, UCLA (2005 Sun Bowl) Passing Yards....................................408, Peyton Manning, Tennessee (1997 Citrus Bowl) Passing Attempts........................... 50, Josh Harris, Bowling Green (2003 Motor City Bowl) Passing Completions..................... 38, Josh Harris, Bowling Green (2003 Motor City Bowl) Longest Completion....................................................................... 69, Bobby Newcombe to Matt Davison, Nebraska (2000 Alamo Bowl) Passing Touchdowns.............................4, Peyton Manning, Tennessee (1997 Citrus Bowl) Had Intercepted............................... 3, Josh Harris, Bowling Green (2003 Motor City Bowl) 3, Drew Olson, UCLA (2005 Sun Bowl) 3, Chase Daniel, Missouri (2008 Alamo Bowl) Receiving Yards...................................... 216, Keyshawn Johnson, USC (1996 Rose Bowl) Receptions...................................12, Cole Magner, Bowling Green (2003 Motor City Bowl) & Keyshawn Johnson, USC (1996 Rose Bowl)) Longest Reception.....................................69, Matt Davison, Nebraska (2000 Alamo Bowl) Touchdown Receptions.................2, Cole Magner, Bowling Green (2003 Motor City Bowl) 2, Matt Davison, Nebraska (2000 Alamo Bowl) Punting Number of Punts.....................................................5, Aaron Perez, UCLA (2005 Sun Bowl) Average Per Punt............................46.0, Nate Fry, Bowling Green (2003 Motor City Bowl) Total Punting Yards.............................................202, Aaron Perez, UCLA (2005 Sun Bowl) Field Goals Field Goals Attempted......................................4, Jeff Wolfert, Missouri (2008 Alamo Bowl) Field Goals Made.............................................3, Jeff Wolfert, Missouri (2008 Alamo Bowl) Longest Field Goal............................................46, Adam Abrams, USC (1996 Rose Bowl) Return Yards Kickoff Returns................................... 3, B.J. Lane, Bowling Green (2003 Motor City Bowl) Kickoff Return Yards.....................................87, Brandon Breazell, UCLA (2005 Sun Bowl) Longest Kickoff Return.................................45, Brandon Breazell, UCLA (2005 Sun Bowl) Punt Returns................................................... 4, Joe Walker, Nebraska (2000 Alamo Bowl) 4, Jeremy Maclin, Missouri (2008 Alamo Bowl) Punt Return Yards.....................................82, Jeremy Maclin, Missouri (2008 Alamo Bowl) Defense Total Tackles............................................13, Tyrone Haynes/Tennessee 1997 Citrus Bowl) Solo Tackles.....................................................................10, Kelly, USC (1996 Rose Bowl) Assisted Tackles................................ 9, Sean Weatherspoon, Missouri (2008 Alamo Bowl) Tackles-For-Loss.......................................... 4, Corey Terry, Tennessee (1997 Citrus Bowl) Sacks.............................................................2, Stryker Sulak, Missouri (2008 Alamo Bowl) Pass Breakups........................................... 3, Keyuo Craver, Nebraska (2000 Alamo Bowl) Interceptions........................................................................Nine players with 1 interception

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SYMBIOTIC SAFETIES

rad hillips rendan mith By Skip Myslenski

They have, it seems, been together for a lifetime, as indelibly wedded as yin and yang, as Mick Jagger and Keith Richards, as Paris Hilton and yet-another lurid headline. The reality, of course, is different. Brad Phillips and Brendan Smith, the ’Cat senior safeties, did not first unfurl their partnership until the fall of 2006. But their bond runs even deeper. Phillips: “He’s a year older. He hosted me on my official visit. That was the first time we met. Actually, his freshman year in college, when you tore your MCL, I tore mine like a week after he did. I was watching the game, I saw that he tore it, and like a week later I tore mine in high school.” Smith: “Wow. It started then. I didn’t know that. Because every injury I’ve had or he’s had, he’s had or I’ve had. So you broke your thumb.” Phillips: “Tore it.” Smith: “I messed my thumb up this year. We both hurt our knees at the same time. Two shoulder surgeries for me-” Phillips: “Possibly two.” Smith: “Knees.” Phillips: “Back.” Smith: “Just similar.” Phillips: “A symbiotic relationship.”

s s s s s s s s s ss s They have, it seems, been together for a lifetime and as their relationship grew, as their relationship ripened, the mind of one came to not only understand the mind of the other. It also came to anticipate what it would do. This, of course, is a necessity in partnership so tightly entwined, a crucial necessity if that partnership is to flourish in the swirling maelstrom that is a football game. Smith: “There’s a bond we’ve built up on the field.” Phillips: “I’d say it carries over off the field, too. When we’re around the stadium, just watching film, talking about whatever, talking about life, having fun together.” Smith: “But when just one of us is on the field, it’s different from when we’re both out there at the same time. We usually don’t have to communicate. We can not make the call, but still be on the same page and get away with it.” Phillips: “We’ve developed a trust where we know where we’re going to be on every play. It flows from that. Obviously, it didn’t come from nothing.” And how long did it take to develop that? Phillips: “A few games into last year, it started rolling.”

Smith: “It was good. It was noticeable then. But for me, going through camp last year—or was it the year before?” Phillips: “Last year.” Smith: “Last year.” Phillips: “We’ve been here forever. We’re confusing the years.” Smith: “Well, one year in camp we were rotating and it just wasn’t the same. You’d have to do a little extra (if they weren’t together). We’re just on the same page. You don’t really have to worry about that other person. It’s not a trust thing (with other safeties). But you’ve just got to make sure we’re on the same page where I don’t even look over (at Phillips).” Phillips: “I feel as we’ve gotten older, we’ve got that bond where it’s, ‘OK, now we’re going to where we need to go.’” Smith: “At the Alamo Bowl, it was.” Phillips: “Yeah, yeah.” Smith: “It was perfect. He got an interception and it was awesome. Pre-snap, we showed him (the Missouri quarterback) that I was rotating down and Brad was going to the post, but in reality we were going the other way. So he thought his open read was to the boundary and then, boom, Brad slid down there and picked it off. It was like a great feeling. We weren’t like, ‘Hey, let’s do this.’ We both 10

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Smith: “Michigan last year, when we won, especially after we won, they recruited me a lot. So after the game I stood in the middle of the field. Our team had run into the locker room and I’m still standing in the middle of the field, looking at the scoreboard. I just took it all in. It went from three years of being at their camp, trying to go there, that not working out, winning at that kind of place, you take in those kind of experiences. I never forget those.”

moved at the same time and it worked out really well.” Phillips: “A lot of times we don’t talk about how we’re going to move. I know what he’s thinking and try to help him out by going this way to try and mess up the quarterback. Sometimes it works, sometimes it doesn’t.”

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Phillips: “The attitude I take is I try to enjoy everything. Whether it’s out here in practice, I just caught myself looking at the colors changing. It could be the last time I see orange and red leaves out on that field. Or it’s at Purdue and that field’s crappy and I’m thinking, ‘This is the last time I’m going to play on the worst field I ever played on.’”

They have, it seems, been together for a lifetime and, in that span, earned their greatest hosannas for some game-altering interceptions. Those, of course, are not unimportant. But they are more than mere fly catchers. They are also, literally, the last line of defense, the final obstacle that must be overcome by that locomotive of a running back who so desires the end zone.

Smith: “People talk about it, but I don’t think about it. I just try to enjoy today and not look to the end. It’s tough. When you actually think about it, it’s sad. But in the moment you just go and have fun and we’ve got to pick it up and start winning.”

Phillips: “The way our defenses run, as safeties, we’re expected to be run supporters.” Smith: “In our scheme, we’re usually the unblocked guy who the ball is supposed to be spilled out to.” Phillips: “It’s fun though. You’re around the ball a lot more at safety. You get to make more plays, you have the opportunity to make more plays if they’re there. I enjoy it and I know Smitty does too. Because when we’re both out there making plays, we’re both smiling and having fun.” Smith: “Yes, sir.” Do you actually laugh at each other? Phillips: “Sometimes.” Smith: “I do more often than not unless I mess up. Like going into the Miami game, we had a call that was called ‘Rewind.’ I’m going to say every time it was called in practice, I was like ‘Be kind, rewind” because of the movie [of the same name]. His response during practice was.” Phillips: “It’s DVDs. You don’t rewind them anymore.” Smith: “I was like, It’s going to happen during the game where I’m going to say, ‘Be kind, rewind’ and he did it too. During the game, he’s like-” Phillips: “It’s DVDs.” Smith: “So that kind of looseness, I can tell you right now, if we were both freshmen, we wouldn’t have the time to, ‘Hey, be kind, rewind.’”

s s s s s s s s s ss s s s s ss s s They have, it seems, been together for a lifetime, but now their stay in Evanston is rushing toward its conclusion. That recalls, for this ancient scribbler, the saga of Mike Reid, an All-Pro defensive tackle for the Cincinnati Bengals who walked away from the NFL in 1974 to pursue a musical career. On the sidelines, as his last game wound down, he separated himself from his teammates, looked heavenward, and for long seconds stared at the stands and consciously absorbed the mad panorama surrounding him. “By then,” he would later recall, “I knew it was my last game and I wanted to remember a scene I had never really looked at before, a scene I had always taken for granted.”

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Phillips: “I wouldn’t say there’s a greater sense of urgency. I’d say you know it’s coming to an end. You know it could possibly be the last time we play football and it could be the last time we play football together. So for me, personally, I just try to enjoy it. I do the same thing I’ve done for the past three years, same exact schedule every week watching film, same things in practice. But I just try to enjoy it more, take it in.” What, they are finally asked, will they take away from their shared experience? Phillips: “Perseverance is probably the biggest lesson I’ve learned. I’m sure Smitty’s the same.” Smith: “Yeah, definitely.” Phillips: “We’ve both been through a lot. We both fought our way to where we are, had stuff try to stop us and drag us down, fought back up. I’d say that’s the biggest lesson I learned. Keep going, keep swinging no matter what happens. Something good will happen in the end.” Smith: “Especially if you stay positive. There’ve been a lot of times throughout my career when I’ve been down and wanted to almost throw it in, wasn’t happy. When you learn to stick it out, not stick it out. But nothing good in life is ever easy. You’ve got to work hard for what you want. . . I never missed a game in my life before I came here. Then I miss three games my freshman year, a whole season junior year and now I’m missing some games. Not playing, I don’t know how you ever get used to that. It does put things into perspective.” Phillips: “Stole the words right out of my mouth.” Smith: “It’s true though. If things are just given to you, you’ll never know. Having to work for things definitely makes you a better person.” 11

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media information PRACTICE POLICIES For practices in Tampa, some will be open to the media, but in order to attend practice, all requests must be cleared through the athletic communications office. Coach Fitzgerald will address the media following the conclusion of each open practice. Players will be available following open practice sessions. All media attending practice must check in with a member of Northwestern’s athletic communications staff upon arrival. For those days when a news conference is scheduled simultaneously on a practice day (in Tampa), some players/ coaches may not be available post-practice.

PHOTOGRAPHY POLICIES Still and video photographers will be allowed to shoot the final 10 minutes of practice (post-practice), or the first 15 minutes of practice. No cameras will be allowed at practice at any other time.

PLAYER AVAILABILITY Players are available after all practices unless they have another official bowl commitment. Please work with our staff for player access at team functions that are open to the media.

OUTBACK BOWL MEDIA CONTACT Mike Schulze Director of Communications Outback Bowl 4211 W. Boy Scout Blvd., Suite 560 Tampa, FL 33607 Phone: (813) 874-2695 Email: Mike@outbackbowl.com

NORTHWESTERN HEADQUARTERS Westin Harbour Island Hotel 725 South Harbour Island Blvd. Tampa, FL 33602 Tel: 813-229-5000 Fax: 813-229-5322

NORTHWESTERN PRACTICE SITE Tampa Jesuit High School 4701 North Himes Avenue Tampa, FL 33614

MEDIA HOTEL Quorum Hotel Tampa 700 N. Westshore Blvd. Tampa, FL 33609 Tel: 813-289-8200 Fax: 813-227-4466

ROB COONS Athletic Communications New Media Coordinator Cell: 847-293-9120 r-coons@northwestern.edu

DOUG MEFFLEY Athletic Communications Cell: 847-833-2471 d-meffley@northwestern.edu

NORTHWESTERN PLAYERS’ SCHEDULE (SUBJECT TO CHANGE) Saturday, Dec. 12................Noon................................... NGN Banquet Sunday, Dec. 13..................10:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m..... Practice (Open) Tuesday, Dec. 15.................10:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m..... Practice (Open) Wednesday, Dec. 16...........10:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m..... Practice (Open) Friday, Dec. 18....................TBA (tentatively 1 p.m.) . ... NU Media Day (Outback Steakhouse, 5535 Touhy Avenue, Skokie, Ill.) Saturday, Dec. 19................10:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m..... Practice (Open) Monday, Dec. 21..................10:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m..... Practice (Open) Saturday, Dec. 26................TBA.................................... Depart for Tampa (Coach Fitzgerald and NU’s captains available just prior to departure) NOTE: Practices in Evanston will take place in Trienens Hall (NU’s Indoor Facility)

OUTBACK BOWL MEDIA OPPORTUNITIES (TIMES ET SUBJECT TO CHANGE) Thursday, Dec. 10........... 3:30 to 5:30 p.m......... Ceremonial Contract Signing Saturday, Dec. 26............ TBA............................ Team Arrival at Westin Harbour Island Hotel 5:45 to 7 p.m. .......... Outback Steakhouse Welcome Dinner Sunday, Dec. 27.............. TBA............................ Coaches/Players Post-Practice 2 p.m.......................... Team Hospital Visit (PHOTO only) Monday, Dec. 28.............. TBA............................ Coaches/Players Post-Practice 11:30 a.m................... Head Coaches News Conference 3 to 4 p.m. (tentative).Busch Gardens Team Outing Tuesday, Dec. 29............. 1:30 p.m..................... Player Interviews at Tampa Convention Center 6 to 8:30 p.m.............. Team Night at Gameworks (PHOTO only) Wednesday, Dec. 30....... Noon.......................... Clearwater Beach Day Thursday, Dec. 31........... 9 a.m. ....................... Pat Fitzgerald News Conference (Quorum Hotel Ballroom) Friday, Jan. 1................... 11 a.m. . .................... 24th annual Outback Bowl (Coaches/Players Post-Game) NOTE: Northwestern’s locker room is closed

AUBURN HOTEL Hyatt Regency Tampa 211 North Tampa Street Tampa, FL 33602 Tel: 813-225-1234 Fax: 813-273-0234

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MIKE WOLF Athletic Communications Cell: 847-833-3095 mwolf@northwestern.edu

AUBURN Media Relations Football Contacts: Kirk Sampson, Brad Gust Email: sampska@auburn.edu; gustbra@auburn.edu Auburn Web site: www.auburntigers.com

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All-Big Ten first team (media) All-Big Ten second team (coaches) Big Ten Sportsmanship honoree

Wuerffel Trophy finalist ARA Sportsmanship Award finalist AFCA Good Works Team NFF William V. Campbell Trophy semifinalist

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All-Big Ten first team (coaches) All-Big Ten first team (media)

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ESPN The Magazine Academic All-District V first team

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2009 Wildcat scoreBoard

The Record: 8-4 (5-3 Big Ten; 5-2 Home; 3-2 Away; 0-0 Neutral) Date

Opponent (TV)

Site, Location

Result/Game Notes

Sept. 5 Towson (BTN)

Ryan Field, Evanston, Ill.

W 47-14 / NU scores TD on first four drives; Brewer 6-145 yds., 1 TD

Sept. 12 Eastern Michigan (BTN)

Ryan Field, Evanston, Ill.

W 27-24 / Stefan Demos 49-yard FG with six seconds left wins it

Sept. 19 Syracuse (ESPN GamePlan) Carrier Dome, Syracuse, N.Y.

L 37-34 / Kafka 35-of-42 for 390 yds., 3 TDs, 1 rushing TD, 1 rec. TD

Sept. 26 Minnesota (BTN)

Ryan Field, Evanston, Ill.

L 35-24 / Kafka 32-of-47 for 309 yds., 2 TDs; Markshausen 6 rec./70 yds.

Oct.

Ross-Ade Stadium, West Lafayette, Ind.

W 27-21 / NU scores last 24 pts.; Kafka’s 2-yard TD run is game-winner

Oct. 10 Miami (Ohio) (BTN)

Ryan Field, Evanston, Ill.

W 16-6 / NU notches school-record eight pass sacks and four takeaways

Oct. 17 Michigan State (ESPN2)

Spartan Stadium, East Lansing, Mich.

L 24-14 / Markshausen 16 rec. for 111 yds., 1 TD; Kafka 34-of-47, 2 TDs

Oct. 24 Indiana (BTN)

Ryan Field, Evanston, Ill.

W 29-28 / NU notches school-record comeback, down 28-3 in the second

Oct. 31 Penn State (ESPN)

Ryan Field, Evanston, Ill.

L 34-13 / NU led 13-10 at halftime; Kafka leaves game in second quarter

Nov.

Kinnick Stadium, Iowa City, Iowa

W 17-10 / NU ends Iowa’s 13-game win streak; Iowa held to 65 rush yds.

3 Purdue (BTN)

7 Iowa (ESPN)

Nov. 14 Illinois (ESPN Classic)

Memorial Stadium, Champaign, Ill.

W 21-16 / Beat Illini for sixth time in seven yrs.; Kafka 317 yds. total offense

Nov. 21 Wisconsin (BTN)

Ryan Field, Evanston, Ill.

W 33-31 / Kafka 26-of-40, 326 yds, 2 TDs; NU holds UW to 99 rushing yds.

Zeke Markshausen

ESPN The Magazine Academic All-America first team ESPN The Magazine Academic All-District V first team All-Big Ten second team (media)

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All-Big Ten honorable mention (coaches/media)

BACK ROW (FROM LEFT): MIKE BOYLE, DESMOND TAYLOR, BRAD PHILLIPS, JOE MAURO, CHRIS JESKE, KEvIN FRYMIRE, ADAM HAHN, ANDREW BREWER, JAMES NUSSBAUM, BRENDAN MITCHELL

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